Curved steel bistoury
Curved steel bistoury, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Kramer
- Measurements:
-
folded: length 90 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A646724 Pt1
- type:
- bistouries
Pocket surgical instrument set
- Made:
- 1801-1900
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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet, incomplete, English(?), 1801-1900
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A646724
- Materials:
- case, leather, case, silk and case, velvet
- Measurements:
-
case folded: length 157 mm
case folded: width 87 mm
case folded: thickness 29 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
Parts
Straight steel bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath
Straight steel bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Ferguson, 21 Giltspur Street, London, England, 1828-1869.
- Measurements:
-
folded: length 88 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A646724 Pt2
- type:
- bistouries
Director with fraenum shield
Director with fraenum shield, silver
Combined director and scoop
Combined director and scoop, silver
One curved suture needle
One curved suture needle, steel
- Measurements:
-
chordal: length 35 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A646724 Pt6
- type:
- suture needles
Bundle of suture silk
Bundle of suture silk
- Measurements:
-
bundle, approx: length 80 mm
- Materials:
- silk, thread
- Object Number:
- A646724 Pt7
- type:
- sutures
