Pocket surgical instrument set in rolled red leather case

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

Parts

Four folding knives

Four folding knives

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

Materials:
steel and sheath, horn, stags
Object Number:
A654034 Pt1
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

Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A654034 Pt3
type:
artery forceps
Two Dieffenbach artery forceps

Two Dieffenbach artery forceps

Two Dieffenbach artery forceps, plated metal

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

Small spring-action forceps

Small spring-action forceps, plated metal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Materials:
steel and wrapping, lint
Object Number:
A654034 Pt14
type:
suture needles