Amputation set

Amputation set, incomplete, in mahogany case, British, 19th century

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651940
Materials:
case, mahogany, case, brass and case, velvet
Measurements:
case: length 450 mm
case: width 200 mm
case: height 70 mm
type:
amputation sets

Parts

Amputation saw, steel, ebonite handle

Amputation saw

Amputation saw, steel, ebonite handle

Measurements:
length 425 mm
width 17 mm
height 85 mm
Materials:
steel and ebonite
Object Number:
A651940 Pt1
type:
amputation saws
Benjamin Bell's bow saw, steel and ebony, 1780-1820

Benjamin Bell's bow saw

Benjamin Bell's bow saw, steel and ebony, 1780-1820

Measurements:
length 235 mm
width 17 mm
height 90 mm
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A651940 Pt2
type:
amputation saws
9 suture needles, steel

9 suture needles

9 suture needles, steel

Measurements:
length 64 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A651940 Pt3
type:
suture needles
2 amputation knives, steel and ebony

2 amputation knives

2 amputation knives, steel and ebony

Measurements:
larger: length 295 mm
width 17 mm
height 23 mm
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A651940 Pt4
type:
amputation knives
Catlin, steel and ebony

Catlin, steel and ebony

Catlin, steel and ebony

Measurements:
length 214 mm
width 9 mm
height 14 mm
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A651940 Pt5
type:
amputation knives
Bone forceps, steel

Bone forceps

Bone forceps, steel

Measurements:
length 185 mm
width 33 mm
height 17 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A651940 Pt6
type:
bone forceps
Tourniquet, brass and canvas

Tourniquet, brass and canvas

Tourniquet, brass and canvas

Measurements:
length 72 mm
width 41 mm
height 60 mm
Materials:
brass and canvas
Object Number:
A651940 Pt7
type:
tourniquets
Mahogany case, from amputation set, with key attached to handle with string

Mahogany case

Mahogany case, from amputation set, with key attached to handle with string

Measurements:
case: length 450 mm
case: width 200 mm
case: height 70 mm
Materials:
case, mahogany , case, brass and case, velvet
Object Number:
A651940 Pt8
type:
case
2 surgical hooks, steel, ebonite handle

2 surgical hooks

2 surgical hooks, steel, ebonite handle

Materials:
steel and ebonite
Object Number:
A651940 Pt9
type:
amputation saws