Set of surgical instruments

Made:
England
Set of surgical instruments

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Set of surgical instruments, cased, by Wood, English

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A619952
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 227 mm
case: width 136 mm
case: height 66 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Hulke

Parts

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 181 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A619952 Pt1
type:
bone cutting forceps
Skull saw with ivory handle

Skull saw with ivory handle

Skull saw with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 176 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt2
type:
skull saws
Finger saw with ivory handle

Finger saw with ivory handle

Finger saw with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 195 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt3
type:
amputation saws
Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 182 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt4
type:
bistouries
Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt5
type:
bistouries
Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 176 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt6
type:
bistouries
Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 175 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt7
type:
bistouries
Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 152 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt8
type:
scalpels
Tenaculum with ivory handle

Tenaculum with ivory handle

Tenaculum with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 141 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt9
type:
tenaculums
Handle from broken instrument

Handle from broken instrument

Handle from broken instrument

Measurements:
length 135 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A619952 Pt10
type:
unidentified
Bistoury with wooden handle

Bistoury with wooden handle

Bistoury with wooden handle, by Matthews, English

Measurements:
length 177 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A619952 Pt11
type:
bistouries
Two surgical retractors

Two surgical retractors

Two surgical retractors

Measurements:
length 184 mm
width 16 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A619952 Pt12
type:
retractors
Double ended tenaculum

Double ended tenaculum

Double ended tenaculum, by Savigny, English

Measurements:
length 161 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A619952 Pt13
type:
tenaculums
Belocq's epistaxis cannula

Belocq's epistaxis cannula

Belocq's epistaxis cannula

Measurements:
length 130 mm
width 52 mm
Materials:
steel and brass
Object Number:
A619952 Pt14
type:
epistaxis cannulae