Surgical instruments set comprising 2 lancets

Made:: 1801-1900

Surgical instruments set comprising 2 lancets

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Surgical instruments set comprising 2 lancets, 2 vaccinating lancets, 1 double bistoury, 1 scalpel, 1 tenaculum, various English makers, 19th century, relic of Abernethy, in leather bag

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A647720

Materials:: bag, leather

Measurements:: bag: length 190 mm
bag: width 88 mm

type:: surgical instrument sets

credit:: Elgood, C.

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Parts

Vaccination lancet

Vaccination lancet

Vaccination lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, by S. Maw Son and Thompson of London, 1870 to 1901

Measurements:: open: length 92 mm
width 10 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A647720 Pt1

type:: vaccination lancets

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Seton needle

Seton needle

Seton needle, steel and tortoiseshell

Measurements:: length 70 mm
width 15 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A647720 Pt2

type:: seton needles

Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell

Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell

Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, by Evans of London, 19th century

Measurements:: length 58 mm
width 10 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A647720 Pt3

type:: lancets

Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell

Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell

Lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, by Strange of London, 1815 to 1826

Measurements:: length 56 mm
width 10 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A647720 Pt4

type:: lancets

Double bistoury

Double bistoury

Double bistoury, steel and tortoiseshell, by Millikin of London, 1860 to 1900

Measurements:: open: length 232 mm
width 11 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A647720 Pt5

type:: bistouries

Scalpel, steel and tortoiseshell

Scalpel, steel and tortoiseshell

Scalpel, steel and tortoiseshell, by Evans of London, early 19th century

Measurements:: open: length 142 mm
width 12 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A647720 Pt6

type:: scalpels

Tenaculum, steel and tortoiseshell

Tenaculum, steel and tortoiseshell

Tenaculum, steel and tortoiseshell

Measurements:: open: length 130 mm
width 35 mm

Materials:: steel and tortoiseshell

Object Number:: A647720 Pt7

type:: tenacula