Surgical instrument set

German field surgical set, complete, steel instruments, plated

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German field surgical set, complete, steel instruments, plated
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German field surgical set, complete, steel instruments, plated, in steel case, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, marked "Hauptbessteck," 1939

This extensive steel surgical instrument set contains a wide range of the equipment an army surgeon may have needed at a German field hospital. Some of the instruments, such as the amputation knives and saw, are for specific tasks. Other instruments, such as the forceps for clamping bones, arteries, and intestines, have a more general use.

The kit is labelled with the German word Hauptbesteck and the date. Hauptbesteck translates as “main cutlery”, “cutlery” being another word for surgical instruments. The use of steel for the case as well as the instruments ensured that this equipment could be sterilised easily.

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A619258
Materials:
complete, steel, wood (unidentified), paper (fibre product), felt, paint and tin (metal)
Measurements:
overall (case open): 450 mm x 510 mm x 325 mm, 25.72 kg
overall (tray one as displayed): 42 mm x 445 mm x 135 mm, 2.334 kg
overall (tray two as displayed): 42 mm x 445 mm x 135 mm, 3.026 kg
type:
surgical instrument set
credit:
Sheppard, R.

Parts

Laryngeal hooks

Laryngeal hooks

Two laryngeal hooks, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt1
type:
laryngeal hooks
Laryngeal hooks

Laryngeal hooks

Two laryngeal hooks, double, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt2
type:
laryngeal hooks
Bone curette from German field surgery set

Bone curette from German field surgery set

Bone curette, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt4
type:
bone curettes
Bone curette from German field surgery set

Bone curette from German field surgery set

Bone curette, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt5
type:
bone curettes
Bone curette from German field surgery set

Bone curette from German field surgery set

Bone curette, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt6
type:
bone curettes
Langenbeck raspatory

Langenbeck raspatory

Langenbeck raspatory, rectangular, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt8
type:
raspatories
Langenbeck raspatory

Langenbeck raspatory

Langenbeck raspatory, straight, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt9
type:
raspatories
Dechamp aneurism needles

Dechamp aneurism needles

Two Dechamp aneurism needles, blunt, right and left, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt10
type:
aneurism needles
Langenbeck elevator

Langenbeck elevator

Langenbeck elevator, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt12
type:
elevators
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt13
type:
dissecting forceps
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt14
type:
dissecting forceps
Opthalmic forceps from German field surgery set

Opthalmic forceps from German field surgery set

Ophthalmic forceps(?), steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt15
type:
ophthalmic forceps
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt16
type:
dissecting forceps
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt17
type:
dissecting forceps
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt18
type:
dissecting forceps
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Two dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt19
type:
dissecting forceps
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Two pairs dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt20
type:
dissecting forceps
Probe from German field surgery set

Probe from German field surgery set

Probe, with eye, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt21
type:
probes
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt22
type:
dissecting forceps
Probe from German field surgery set

Probe from German field surgery set

Myrtle-leaf probe, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt23
type:
probes
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set

Dissecting forceps, steel nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt24
type:
dissecting forceps
Suture forceps

Suture forceps

Suture forceps, steel, chrome-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (chrome-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt25
type:
suture forceps
Scalpel from German field surgery set

Scalpel from German field surgery set

Scalpel, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt27
type:
scalpels
Scalpels from German field surgery set

Scalpels from German field surgery set

Three scalpels, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt28
type:
scalpels
Amputation knives

Amputation knives

Two amputation knives, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt29
type:
amputation knives
Bone chisel from German field surgery set

Bone chisel from German field surgery set

Bone chisel, steel, nickel-plated, 20mm., by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt30
type:
bone chisels
Bone chisel from German field surgery set

Bone chisel from German field surgery set

Bone chisel, steel, nickel-plated, 15mm., by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt31
type:
bone chisels
Bone chisel from German field surgery set

Bone chisel from German field surgery set

Bone chisel, steel, nickel-plated, 12mm., by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt32
type:
bone chisels
Bone gouge from German field surgery set

Bone gouge from German field surgery set

Bone gouge, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt33
type:
bone gouges
Bone gouge from German field surgery set

Bone gouge from German field surgery set

Bone gouge, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt34
type:
bone gouges
Bone gouge from German field surgery set

Bone gouge from German field surgery set

Bone gouge, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt35
type:
bone gouges
Razor from field surgery set

Razor from field surgery set

Razor, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt36
type:
razors
Pean artery forceps

Pean artery forceps

Four pairs Pean artery forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt39
type:
artery forceps
Backhaus towel clips from German field surgery set

Backhaus towel clips from German field surgery set

Eight pairs Backhaus towel clips, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt40
type:
towel clips
Kocher artery forceps from German field surgery set

Kocher artery forceps from German field surgery set

Eight pairs Kocher artery forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt41
type:
artery forceps
Artery forceps from German field surgery set

Artery forceps from German field surgery set

Eight pairs artery forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt42
type:
artery forceps
Artery forceps from German field surgery set

Artery forceps from German field surgery set

Eight pairs artery forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt43
type:
artery forceps
Heger's needle holder

Heger's needle holder

Hegar's needle holder, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt44
type:
needle holders
Hagedorm needle holders

Hagedorm needle holders

Two Hagedorm needle holders, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt45
type:
needle holders
Needle holders

Needle holders

Two pairs needle holders, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt46
type:
needle holders
Vulsellum forceps from German field surgery set

Vulsellum forceps from German field surgery set

Vulsellum forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt47
type:
vulsellum forceps
Bullet forceps from German field surgery set

Bullet forceps from German field surgery set

Bullet forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt48
type:
bullet forceps
Pean artery forceps

Pean artery forceps

Two pairs Pean artery forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt49
type:
artery forceps
Uterine polypus forceps

Uterine polypus forceps

Uterine polypus forceps, curved, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt50
type:
uterine forceps
Uterine polypus forceps

Uterine polypus forceps

Uterine polypus forceps, straight, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt51
type:
uterine forceps
Bone forceps

Bone forceps

Bone forceps(?), steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt52
type:
bone forceps
Bone forceps

Bone forceps

Bone forceps, angled blades, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt53
type:
bone forceps
Kocher intestinal clamp forceps

Kocher intestinal clamp forceps

Two pairs Kocher intestinal clamp forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt54
type:
intestinal forceps
Kocher intestinal clamp forceps

Kocher intestinal clamp forceps

Two pairs Kocher intestinal clamp forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt55
type:
intestinal forceps
Retractors from German field surgery set

Retractors from German field surgery set

Two retractors, Berlin pattern, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt56
type:
retractors
Retractors from German field surgery set

Retractors from German field surgery set

Two retractors, steel, nickel-plated, by Zetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt57
type:
retractors
Retractors from German field surgery set

Retractors from German field surgery set

Two retractors, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt58
type:
retractors
Retractors from German field surgery set

Retractors from German field surgery set

Two retractors, Berlin pattern, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt59
type:
retractors
Tenaculums from German field surgery set

Tenaculums from German field surgery set

Two tenaculums, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt60
type:
tenaculums
Surgical scissors

Surgical scissors

Four pairs surgical scissors, steel, nickel-plated, curved, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt61
type:
scissors
Surgical scissors

Surgical scissors

Pair of surgical scissors, steel, nickel-plated, curved, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt62
type:
scissors
Surgical scissors

Surgical scissors

Pair of surgical scissors, steel, nickel-plated, curved, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt63
type:
scissors
Surgical scissors

Surgical scissors

Pair of surgical scissors. steel, nickel-plated, straight, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt64
type:
scissors
Langenbeck retractors

Langenbeck retractors

Two Langenbeck retractors, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt65
type:
retractors
Surgical implement

Surgical implement

Unidentified object, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt66
type:
unidentified
Retractors from German field surgery set

Retractors from German field surgery set

Two retractors, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt67
type:
retractors
Needle holder from surgical instrument set

Needle holder from surgical instrument set

Needle holder(?), steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt68
type:
needle holders
Leather-covered wooden mallet

Leather-covered wooden mallet

Mallet, wood, leather-covered, German, 1930-1939

Materials:
wood and leather
Object Number:
A619258 Pt69
type:
mallets
Roux's retractors

Roux's retractors

Two Roux's retractors, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt70
type:
retractors
Stille's bone drill with drill bits

Stille's bone drill with drill bits

Stille's bone drill, steel, nickel-plated, comprising drill, handle and bits, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt71
type:
bone drills
Bone forceps

Bone forceps

Bone forceps, steel, Germany(?), early 20th century

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A619258 Pt73
type:
bone forceps
Director from German field surgery set

Director from German field surgery set

Director, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt74
type:
director - surgical instrument
Tracheotomy cannulae

Tracheotomy cannulae

Three tracheotomy cannulas, silver, with guards, probably German, early 20th century

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A619258 Pt75
type:
tracheotomy cannulas
Military pattern bone drill

Military pattern bone drill

Bone drill, military pattern, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt76
type:
bone drills
Trocar with cannula

Trocar with cannula

Trocar with cannula, steel, plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt77
type:
trocars
Catheter with stylet

Catheter with stylet

Catheter, with stylet, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt78
type:
catheters
Chain saw

Chain saw

Chain saw, several chains with separate handles, steel, plated, by Jetter and Scheerer, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt79
type:
chain saws
Rust's amputation saw

Rust's amputation saw

Rust's amputation saw, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt80
type:
amputation saws
Trocar for Potain aspirator

Trocar for Potain aspirator

Trocar with stopcock, for Potain aspirator, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt82
type:
trocars
Polypus forceps

Polypus forceps

Polypus forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt84
type:
polypus forceps
Langenbeck's bone-holding forceps

Langenbeck's bone-holding forceps

Langenbeck's bone-holding forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt85
type:
bone-holding forceps
Retractor from German field surgery set

Retractor from German field surgery set

Retractor, German silver, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A619258 Pt86
type:
retractors
Schoemaker's rib shears

Schoemaker's rib shears

Schoemaker's rib shears, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt87
type:
rib shears
van Havre gouge forceps

van Havre gouge forceps

van Havre gouge forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt88
type:
bone forceps
Sequestrum forceps

Sequestrum forceps

Sequestrum forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt89
type:
bone forceps
van Havre gouge forceps

van Havre gouge forceps

van Havre gouge forceps, steel, nickel-plated, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, 1930-1939

Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
A619258 Pt90
type:
bone forceps
Steel case for German field surgical set

Steel case for German field surgical set

Steel case for German field surgical set, by Jetter and Scheerer of Tuttlingen, marked "Hauptbessteck," 1939

Materials:
case, steel
Object Number:
A619258 Pt94
type:
instrument cases