Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

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Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet, English, 1830-1900

Details

Parts

Forceps, steel

Forceps, steel

Forceps, steel, with looped and ring handles

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646725 Pt1
type:
forceps
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646725 Pt2
type:
forceps
Spring action

Spring action

Spring action, steel and brass

Materials:
steel and brass
Object Number:
A646725 Pt3
type:
forceps
Steel file with ebony handle

Steel file with ebony handle

Steel file with ebony handle

Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A646725 Pt4
type:
files
Abscess lancet

Abscess lancet

Abscess lancet, steel, folding between tortoiseshell scales, by Ferguson, London, 1837-1869

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646725 Pt5
type:
abscess knife
Two straight steel bistouries with ebony handles

Two straight steel bistouries with ebony handles

Two straight steel bistouries with ebony handles, by James Tidmarsh

Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A646725 Pt6
type:
bistouries
Combined scopp hook and scoop

Combined scopp hook and scoop

Combined scopp hook and scoop, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646725 Pt7
type:
hooks