Surgical instrument set in leather wallet

Made:: Edinburgh

maker:: Gardner

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Surgical instrument set in leather wallet, by Gardner, Scottish

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A623429

Materials:: leather

Measurements:: wallet: length 224 mm
wallet: width 95 mm
wallet: height 40 mm

type:: surgical instrument sets

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Parts

Double edged knife blade with detachable wooden handle

Measurements:: length 300 mm
width 24 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A623429 Pt1

type:: knives

Metal probe

Measurements:: length 127 mm
diameter 3 mm

Materials:: metal

Object Number:: A623429 Pt2

type:: probes

Two curved bistouries

Measurements:: length 177 mm
diameter 18 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A623429 Pt3

type:: bistouries

Naevus needle with wooden handle, by Aitken, English

Naevus needle with wooden handle

Naevus needle with wooden handle, by Aitken, English

Measurements:: length 187 mm
width 40 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A623429 Pt4

type:: naevus needles

Scalpel with wooden handle

Measurements:: length 179 mm
width 14 mm

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A623429 Pt5

type:: scalpels

Scoop

Measurements:: overall: 125 mm

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: A623429/6

type:: scoop

Case

Measurements:: wallet: length 224 mm
wallet: width 95 mm
wallet: height 40 mm

Object Number:: A623429/7

type:: case

Surgical instrument set in leather wallet

Details

Parts

Double edged knife blade with detachable wooden handle

Metal probe

Two curved bistouries

Naevus needle with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scoop

Case

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