Surgical instrument set

Surgical instrument set

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Surgical instrument set, cased, in leather purse, late 19th or early 20th century, by Hilliard, Scottish

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620101
Materials:
case, metal, purse, metal and purse, leather
Measurements:
purse: length 138 mm
purse: width 74 mm
purse: height 31 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Scalpel with blade which folds into handle

Scalpel with blade which folds into handle

Scalpel with blade which folds into handle

Measurements:
open: length 147 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620101 Pt1
type:
scalpels
Combined artery forceps and needle holder

Combined artery forceps and needle holder

Combined artery forceps and needle holder

Measurements:
length 195 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620101 Pt2
type:
artery forceps
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Measurements:
length 106 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620101 Pt3
type:
forceps
Forceps with taken apart joint

Forceps with taken apart joint

Forceps with taken apart joint

Measurements:
length 104 mm
width 45 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620101 Pt4
type:
forceps
Glass tube containing real of ligature

Glass tube containing real of ligature

Glass tube containing real of ligature

Measurements:
tube: length 86 mm
tube: diameter 11 mm
Materials:
cork , glass and silk
Object Number:
A620101 Pt5
type:
sutures