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Trephination set

Made:
1771-1830 in London
Trephination set, cased, by Bigg, English

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Trephination set, cased, by Bigg, English
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Trephination set, cased, by Bigg, English, late 18th century to early 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622007
Materials:
case, wood, case, velvet, lined and case, brass
type:
trephination sets

Parts

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Double ended skull elevator

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A622007 Pt1
type:
skull elevators
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A622007 Pt2
type:
scalpels
Hey's skull saw with wooden tang handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden tang handle

Hey's skull saw with wooden tang handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A622007 Pt3
type:
skull saws
Cranial trephine with wooden handle

Cranial trephine with wooden handle

Cranial trephine with wooden handle

Materials:
steel , brass and wood
Object Number:
A622007 Pt4
type:
trephines
Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Double ended skull forceps

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A622007 Pt5
type:
skull forceps

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