Wakley's artery forceps
Wakley's artery forceps, steel, by Aitken of York, second half 19th century
- Measurements:
-
length 81 mm
width 19 mm
height 7 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A651824 Pt1
- type:
- artery forceps
Surgical instrument set
- maker:
- White and Wright
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Surgical instrument set, pocket, in leather case, case only, by White and Wright, 93 Renshaw Street, Liverpool, England, 1801-1900.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651824
- Materials:
- case, leather and case, brass
- Measurements:
-
folded: length 42 mm
folded: width 25 mm
folded: height 52 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
Parts
Gum lancet
Gum lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, by Reay, 87 Church Street, Liverpool, England, 1829-1837.
- Measurements:
-
open: length 90 mm
width 3 mm
height 8 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A651824 Pt2
- type:
- gum lancets
Double-headed bistoury
Double-headed bistoury, steel and ivory, by Aitken of York, 1820-1900
Double headed instrument
Double headed instrument, bistoury and scalpel, steel and ivory, by Aitken of York, 1820-1900
Caustic holder
Caustic holder, silver
- Measurements:
-
length 79 mm
diameter 8 mm
- Materials:
- silver
- Object Number:
- A651824 Pt6
- type:
- caustic holders
