Pocket sugical instrument set in tortoiseshell case

Made:
1801-1900
Pocket sugical instrument set in tortoiseshell case

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Pocket sugical instrument set in tortoiseshell case, incomplete, possibly from USA, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A647222
Materials:
tortoiseshell, ivory, wood, leatherette and silver
Measurements:
case: height 169 mm
case: length 96 mm
case: width 32 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Scarificator with ivory handle, by Shepard and Dudley, New York

Scarificator with ivory handle

Scarificator with ivory handle, by Shepard and Dudley, New York

Measurements:
length 125 mm
head: width 19 mm
head: thickness 6 mm
Materials:
steel , brass and handle, ivory
Object Number:
A647222 Pt1
type:
scarificators
Miniature pill mould, wood

Miniature pill mould

Miniature pill mould, wood

Measurements:
length 156 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A647222 Pt2
type:
pill moulds

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