Pocket surgical instrument set in roll-up leather case

Made:
1870-1900
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson

Pocket surgical instrument set in roll-up leather case, relic of Sir Robert Young, made by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A647174
Materials:
case, leather and case, brass
Measurements:
case folded: length 141 mm
case folded: width 72 mm
case folded: thickness 38 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

3 folding double-ended knives in tortoiseshell sheath

3 folding double-ended knives in tortoiseshell sheath

3 folding double-ended knives in tortoiseshell sheath, by Maw, London, 1870-1900

Measurements:
max: length 97 mm
min: length 93 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A647174 Pt1
type:
knives
3 pairs of forceps

3 pairs of forceps

3 pairs of forceps, artery, dissecting and dressing, steel, by Maw, London, 1870-1900

Measurements:
max: length 128 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A647174 Pt2
type:
forceps
Exploring steel trocar with silver cannula in ivory screw case

Exploring steel trocar with silver cannula in ivory screw case

Exploring steel trocar with silver cannula in ivory screw case, size no.2

Measurements:
length 108 mm
Materials:
steel , cannula, silver and case, ivory
Object Number:
A647174 Pt3
type:
trocars
Silver director and combined scoop

Silver director and combined scoop

Silver director and combined scoop

Measurements:
length 124 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A647174 Pt4
type:
director - surgical instrument
3 silver probes

3 silver probes

3 silver probes, 2 fenestrated and 3rd double-end, one sharp and the other bulbous

Measurements:
max: length 128 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A647174 Pt5
type:
probes
Caustic applicator in silver case

Caustic applicator in silver case

Caustic applicator in silver case

Measurements:
case: length 94 mm
case: diameter 9 mm
Materials:
case, silver
Object Number:
A647174 Pt6
type:
applicators
Knife with combined sheath and handle

Knife with combined sheath and handle

Knife with combined sheath and handle, steel

Measurements:
length 76 mm
extended: length 128 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A647174 Pt7
type:
knives
Packet of nickel-plated half-curved needles by S. Maw Son and Thompso

Packet of nickel-plated half-curved needles by S. Maw Son and Thompso

Packet of nickel-plated half-curved needles by S. Maw Son and Thompso, London, 1870-1900

Measurements:
length 60 mm
width 30 mm
Materials:
steel (nickel plated)
Object Number:
A647174 Pt8
type:
suture needles
Cardboard packet of suture silk made by S. Maw Son and Thompson

Cardboard packet of suture silk made by S. Maw Son and Thompson

Cardboard packet of suture silk made by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1900

Measurements:
packet: length 94 mm
packet: width 38 mm
Materials:
cardboard and silk
Object Number:
A647174 Pt9
type:
sutures
Double-ended chromium plated vaccinator

Double-ended chromium plated vaccinator

Double-ended chromium plated vaccinator, combined lancet and 4-pronged head

Measurements:
length 107 mm
Materials:
metal (chromium plated) and lint, wrapping
Object Number:
A647174 Pt10
type:
vaccinators

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