Set of surgical instruments

Made:
1851-1854 in London
maker:
Savigny and Company
Set of surgical instruments

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Set of surgical instruments, cased, by Savigny and Co., English, 1851-1854

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620108
Materials:
case, wood, case, velvet and case, brass
Measurements:
length 234 mm
width 138 mm
height 62 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Guy Drew, H.

Parts

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Bone cutting forceps

Measurements:
length 189 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620108 Pt1
type:
bone cutting forceps
Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Steel scissors

Measurements:
length 145 mm
width 42 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620108 Pt2
type:
scissors
Aneurism needle with ivory handle

Aneurism needle with ivory handle

Aneurism needle with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 170 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt3
type:
aneurism needles
Tenaculum with ivory handle

Tenaculum with ivory handle

Tenaculum with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 141 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt4
type:
tenaculums
Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Measurements:
length 151 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt5
type:
artery forceps
Finger saw with ivory handle

Finger saw with ivory handle

Finger saw with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 199 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt6
type:
amputation saws
Six suture needles

Six suture needles

Six suture needles

Measurements:
length 69 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620108 Pt7
type:
suture needles
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Measurements:
length 134 mm
width 34 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620108 Pt8
type:
forceps
Wakley's artery forceps

Wakley's artery forceps

Wakley's artery forceps

Measurements:
length 122 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A620108 Pt9
type:
artery forceps
Seven scalpels with ivory handles

Seven scalpels with ivory handles

Seven scalpels with ivory handles

Measurements:
length 184 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt10
type:
scalpels
Double hook with ivory handle

Double hook with ivory handle

Double hook with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 157 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt11
type:
hooks
Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 183 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt13
type:
bistouries
Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 185 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt14
type:
bistouries
Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 187 mm
width 17 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt15
type:
bistouries
Naevus needle with ivory handle

Naevus needle with ivory handle

Naevus needle with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt16
type:
naevus needles
Hernia bistoury with ivory handle, by C. Wright and Co., English

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle

Hernia bistoury with ivory handle, by C. Wright and Co., English

Measurements:
length 179 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A620108 Pt17
type:
bistouries
Lancet with tortoiseshell scales

Lancet with tortoiseshell scales

Lancet with tortoiseshell scales

Measurements:
open: length 85 mm
width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A620108 Pt18
type:
lancets

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