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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
- Measurements:
-
case: height 30 mm
case: length 52 mm
case: width 97 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
- credit:
- Bruce, A.N.
Parts
Liston's artery forceps
Liston's artery forceps, nickel plated
- Measurements:
-
length 77 mm
- Materials:
- metal (nickel plated)
- Object Number:
- A648037 Pt2
- type:
- artery forceps
Bistoury, steel and tortoiseshell
Bistoury, steel and tortoiseshell
- Measurements:
-
length 77 mm
- 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, steel and tortoiseshell
- Measurements:
-
length 168 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A648037 Pt4
- type:
- abcess knives
Unidentified pointed instrument
Unidentified pointed instrument, perhaps for vaccination
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