Trephination set

Made:
1765-1777 in London
maker:
Bodker
Trephination set

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Trephination set, cased, by Bodker, English, 1765-1777

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A622015
Materials:
case, wood and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 203 mm
case: width 153 mm
case: height 53 mm
type:
trephination sets
credit:
Morgan, H M

Parts

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 160 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A622015 Pt1
type:
lenticulars
Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Rugine with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 158 mm
diameter 19 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A622015 Pt2
type:
rugines
Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Skull forceps

Measurements:
length 148 mm
width 31 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A622015 Pt3
type:
skull forceps
Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Brush with ivory handle

Measurements:
length 54 mm
width 24 mm
Materials:
bristle and ivory
Object Number:
A622015 Pt4
type:
brushes
Cranial trephine with three bits, handle serves as skull elevator

Cranial trephine with three bits

Cranial trephine with three bits, handle serves as skull elevator

Measurements:
length 126 mm
width 176 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A622015 Pt5
type:
cranial trephines

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