Pocket surgical instrument set in rolled red leather case

Made:
1841-1910
Pocket surgical instrument set in rolled red leather case

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Pocket surgical instrument set in rolled red leather case, English, 1841-1910

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A654034
Materials:
case, leather, case, velvet and case, brass
Measurements:
case folded: length 145 mm
case open: length 450 mm
case: width 84 mm
case folded: thickness 59 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Four folding knives

Four folding knives

Four folding knives, steel, with stag's antler sheaths, by J. Gray and Co, Sheffield, 1849-1864

Measurements:
max: length 109 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, horn, stags
Object Number:
A654034 Pt1
type:
knives
Folding knives

Folding knives

Folding knives, steel, with ivory sheaths, by W. and H. Hutchinson, Sheffield, 1841-1890

Measurements:
max: length 92 mm
Materials:
steel , sheath, ivory and sheath, steel
Object Number:
A654034 Pt2
type:
knives
Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps, plated metal, by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1900

Measurements:
length 128 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A654034 Pt3
type:
artery forceps
Two Dieffenbach artery forceps

Two Dieffenbach artery forceps

Two Dieffenbach artery forceps, plated metal

Measurements:
length 46 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A654034 Pt4
type:
artery forceps
Small spring-action forceps

Small spring-action forceps

Small spring-action forceps, plated metal

Measurements:
length 73 mm
blade: width 15 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A654034 Pt5
type:
forceps
Combined exploring trocar with cannula and caustic applicator in silver screw case

Combined exploring trocar with cannula and caustic applicator in silver screw case

Combined exploring trocar with cannula and caustic applicator in silver screw case, by MAw, London, 1871-1872

Measurements:
case: length mm
case: diameter mm
Materials:
steel , cannula, silver and case, silver
Object Number:
A654034 Pt6
type:
trocars
Plated metal tongue spatula

Plated metal tongue spatula

Plated metal tongue spatula, fenestrated, by W. and H. Hutchinson, Sheffield, 1841-1890

Measurements:
length 117 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel (plated)
Object Number:
A654034 Pt7
type:
tongue spatulas
Two silver probes

Two silver probes

Two silver probes, one fenestrated and blunt ended, one triangular pointed and bulbous at other end

Measurements:
max: length 116 mm
max: diameter 1 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A654034 Pt8
type:
probes
Combined aural scoop and director

Combined aural scoop and director

Combined aural scoop and director, plated metal

Measurements:
length 114 mm
scoop: width 6 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A654034 Pt9
type:
aural scoops
Packet of court plaster

Packet of court plaster

Packet of court plaster, by Maw, London, 1870-1900

Measurements:
packet: length 57 mm
packet: width 38 mm
Materials:
cloth , cardboard and paper
Object Number:
A654034 Pt10
type:
plasters
Packet containing one half-curved suture needle

Packet containing one half-curved suture needle

Packet containing one half-curved suture needle, steel, by Joseph Gray and Co., Sheffield, 1863-1864

Measurements:
packet: length 65 mm
packet: width 30 mm
Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A654034 Pt11
type:
suture needles
Packet containing five straight and four half-curved suture needles

Packet containing five straight and four half-curved suture needles

Packet containing five straight and four half-curved suture needles, by W. and H. Hutchinson, Sheffield, 1860-1890

Measurements:
packet: length 65 mm
packet: width 30 mm
Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A654034 Pt12
type:
suture needles
Packet of pins with glass heads

Packet of pins with glass heads

Packet of pins with glass heads

Measurements:
packet: length 83 mm
packet: width 28 mm
Materials:
metal and packet, paper
Object Number:
A654034 Pt13
type:
pins
Two curved and four straight suture needles in piece of lint wrapping

Two curved and four straight suture needles in piece of lint wrapping

Two curved and four straight suture needles in piece of lint wrapping

Measurements:
wrapping: length 140 mm
wrapping: width 95 mm
Materials:
steel and wrapping, lint
Object Number:
A654034 Pt14
type:
suture needles

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