Surgical instrument set

Made:
1847-1860 in London
Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, by Durrock, English, 1847-1860

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A619950
Materials:
case, wood, case, leather, covered and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 177 mm
case: width 54 mm
case: height 29 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Three scalpels with ivory handles

Three scalpels with ivory handles

Three scalpels with ivory handles

Measurements:
length 166 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619950 Pt1
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 128 mm
width 8 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619950 Pt2
type:
scalpels
Spatula with blade which folds into ivory handle, by Tyzack, English

Spatula with blade which folds into ivory handle

Spatula with blade which folds into ivory handle, by Tyzack, English

Measurements:
open: length 154 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619950 Pt3
type:
spatulae
Metal probe, blunt at one end, pointed at other end

Metal probe

Metal probe, blunt at one end, pointed at other end

Measurements:
length 114 mm
diameter 2 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A619950 Pt4
type:
probes
Scissors with curved blades, by Coxeter, English

Scissors with curved blades

Scissors with curved blades, by Coxeter, English

Measurements:
length 108 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A619950 Pt5
type:
scissors

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