Set of circumcision instruments

Made:
1795-1800

Set of circumcision instruments, silver and steel, in walnut case probably English once the property of A. Saminda, dated 1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610542
Materials:
case, walnut and instruments, silver
Measurements:
case: length 161 mm
case: width 232 mm
case: height 147 mm
type:
circumcision equipment

Parts

Two silver circumcision disks

Two silver circumcision disks

Two silver circumcision disks, English, 1790 to 1800

Measurements:
diameter 102 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A610542 Pt1
type:
circumcision shield
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Silver plated circumcision disk

Silver plated circumcision disk

Silver plated circumcision disk, embossed design, Europe, 1801 to 1850

Measurements:
diameter 102 mm
Materials:
brass, silver plated
Object Number:
A610542 Pt2
type:
circumcision shield
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two circumcision shields

Two circumcision shields

Two circumcision shields, silver, possibly English, 1790 to 1800

Measurements:
length 64 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A610542 Pt3
type:
circumcision shield
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Circumcision shield

Circumcision shield

Circumcision shield, silver, English, 1790 to 1800

Measurements:
length 92 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A610542 Pt4
type:
circumcision shield
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two pairs of forceps

Two pairs of forceps

Two pairs of forceps, silver, English, 1790 to 1800

Measurements:
length 112 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A610542 Pt5
type:
forceps
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two circumcision clamps

Two circumcision clamps

Two circumcision clamps, silver, English, 1790 to 1800

Measurements:
length 140 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A610542 Pt6
type:
circumcision clamp
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Circumcision scissors

Circumcision scissors

Circumcision scissors, steel, in leather scabbard, English, 1790 to 1800

Measurements:
scissors: length 134 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A610542 Pt7
type:
circumcision scissors
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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