Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet

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Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet, incomplete, instruments by London manufacturers, case by S. Maw and Son, 11 Aldersgate Street, London, England, 1860-1870.

Parts

Finger saw

Finger saw

Finger saw, steel, folding, tortoiseshell handle, by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646716 Pt1
type:
finger saws
Combined tenaculum and gum lancet

Combined tenaculum and gum lancet

Combined tenaculum and gum lancet, folding, ivory handle, by Coxeter, London, 1836-1860

Materials:
steel and sheath, ivory
Object Number:
A646716 Pt2
type:
tenaculums
Detachable seton needle

Detachable seton needle

Detachable seton needle, steel, corroded, tortoiseshell sheath, by Arnold, London

Materials:
steel , brass and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646716 Pt3
type:
seton needles
Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula, plated metal, by Coxeter, London

Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A646716 Pt4
type:
tongue depressors
Caustic applicator in wooden screw case

Caustic applicator in wooden screw case

Caustic applicator in wooden screw case

Materials:
wood and caustic
Object Number:
A646716 Pt7
type:
applicators
3 curved suture needles

3 curved suture needles

3 curved suture needles, steel, in paper pocket, by Arnold and Sons, London, 1866-1900

Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A646716 Pt9
type:
suture needles
Paper packet containing metal heads of probes trocars and cautery

Paper packet containing metal heads of probes trocars and cautery

Paper packet containing metal heads of probes trocars and cautery, possibly ophthalmological

Materials:
paper , contents, steel and contents, silver, ? material
Object Number:
A646716 Pt10
type:
pockets