Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

Made:
1830-1900
Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

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

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646725
Materials:
case, leather and case, brass
Measurements:
case folded: length 177 mm
case folded: width 81 mm
case folded: thickness 15 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Forceps, steel, with looped and ring handles

Forceps, steel

Forceps, steel, with looped and ring handles

Measurements:
length 143 mm
max: width 51 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646725 Pt1
type:
forceps
Spring forceps, steel

Spring forceps

Spring forceps, steel

Measurements:
length 109 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646725 Pt2
type:
forceps
Spring action, steel and brass

Spring action

Spring action, steel and brass

Measurements:
length 123 mm
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

Measurements:
length 155 mm
max: width 14 mm
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A646725 Pt4
type:
files
Abscess lancet, steel, folding between tortoiseshell scales, by Ferguson, London, 1837-1869

Abscess lancet

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

Measurements:
length 69 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646725 Pt5
type:
abscess knife
Two straight steel bistouries with ebony handles, by James Tidmarsh

Two straight steel bistouries with ebony handles

Two straight steel bistouries with ebony handles, by James Tidmarsh

Measurements:
larger: length 178 mm
smaller: length 136 mm
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A646725 Pt6
type:
bistouries
Combined scopp hook and scoop, steel

Combined scopp hook and scoop

Combined scopp hook and scoop, steel

Measurements:
length 130 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646725 Pt7
type:
hooks

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