Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, by Archibald Young, 61 Forrest Road, Edinburgh, 1880-1910, Bruce collection.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A648037
Materials:
case, leather
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Bruce, A.N.

Parts

Metal scissors

Metal scissors

Metal scissors

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A648037 Pt1
type:
scissors
Bistoury, steel and tortoiseshell

Bistoury, steel and tortoiseshell

Bistoury, steel and tortoiseshell

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A648037 Pt3
type:
bistouries
Combined gum lancet and Syme's abcess knife

Combined gum lancet and Syme's abcess knife

Combined gum lancet and Syme's abcess knife, steel and tortoiseshell

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A648037 Pt4
type:
abcess knives
Unidentified pointed instrument

Unidentified pointed instrument

Unidentified pointed instrument, perhaps for vaccination

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A648037 Pt5
type:
unidentified