Trephination set, cased

Trephination set, cased

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Trephination set, cased

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616209
Materials:
case, wood, case, fishskin, covered, case, velvet, lined and case, metal
Measurements:
case: length 225 mm
case: width 193 mm
case: height 61 mm
type:
trephination sets

Parts

Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Measurements:
length 146 mm
width 49 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616209 Pt1
type:
skull forceps
Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 131 mm
diameter 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616209 Pt2
type:
lenticulars
Part of rugine

Part of rugine

Part of rugine, blade missing

Measurements:
length 139 mm
diameter 23 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616209 Pt3
type:
rugines
Two bits for cranial trephine

Two bits for cranial trephine

Two bits for cranial trephine

Measurements:
length 67 mm
diameter 30 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616209 Pt4
type:
cranial trephines