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
Finger saw
Bone curette from German field surgery set
Bone curette from German field surgery set
Bone curette from German field surgery set
Director from German field surgery set
Langenbeck raspatory
Langenbeck raspatory
Dechamp aneurism needles
Director from German field surgery set
Langenbeck elevator
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Opthalmic forceps from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Probe from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Probe from German field surgery set
Dissecting forceps from German field surgery set
Suture forceps
Director from German field surgery set
Scalpel from German field surgery set
Scalpels from German field surgery set
Amputation knives
Bone chisel from German field surgery set
Bone chisel from German field surgery set
Bone chisel from German field surgery set
Bone gouge from German field surgery set
Bone gouge from German field surgery set
Bone gouge from German field surgery set
Razor from field surgery set
Amputation knife
Amputation knife
Pean artery forceps
Backhaus towel clips from German field surgery set
Kocher artery forceps from German field surgery set
Artery forceps from German field surgery set
Artery forceps from German field surgery set
Heger's needle holder
Hagedorm needle holders
Needle holders
Vulsellum forceps from German field surgery set
Bullet forceps from German field surgery set
Pean artery forceps
Uterine polypus forceps
Uterine polypus forceps
Bone forceps
Bone forceps
Kocher intestinal clamp forceps
Kocher intestinal clamp forceps
Retractors from German field surgery set
Retractors from German field surgery set
Retractors from German field surgery set
Retractors from German field surgery set
Tenaculums from German field surgery set
Surgical scissors
Surgical scissors
Surgical scissors
Surgical scissors
Langenbeck retractors
Surgical implement
Retractors from German field surgery set
Needle holder from surgical instrument set
Leather-covered wooden mallet
Roux's retractors
Stille's bone drill with drill bits
Steel bone pins
Bone forceps
Director from German field surgery set
Tracheotomy cannulae
Military pattern bone drill
Trocar with cannula
Catheter with stylet
Chain saw
Rust's amputation saw
Spring clip
Trocar for Potain aspirator
Wire brush
Polypus forceps
Langenbeck's bone-holding forceps
Retractor from German field surgery set
Schoemaker's rib shears
van Havre gouge forceps
Sequestrum forceps
van Havre gouge forceps
Packets of curved needles
- Materials:
- tin (metal) , plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and card
- Object Number:
- A619258 Pt91
- type:
- needles
Packets of suture clips
- Materials:
- tin (metal) , paper (fibre product) and card
- Object Number:
- A619258 Pt92
- type:
- suture clips
Thirteen packets of curved needles
- Materials:
- tin (metal) , card , plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- A619258 Pt93
- type:
- needles