Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in gilded wallet, incomplete, made by the elder Bourdeaux, Montpellier, French, 1771-1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646934
Materials:
case, leather, case, velvet, case, tape, gilt and case, metal, alloy
Measurements:
case: length 175 mm
case: width 75 mm
case: thickness 30 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Bleeding lancet inside transparent tortoiseshell scales

Bleeding lancet inside transparent tortoiseshell scales

Bleeding lancet inside transparent tortoiseshell scales, by Bourdeaux the elder, Monpellier, France

Measurements:
closed: length 64 mm
closed: width 10 mm
Materials:
steel and scales, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646934 Pt3
type:
lancets
Steel scalpel with ebony handle bearing mark S and possibly crown

Steel scalpel with ebony handle bearing mark S and possibly crown

Steel scalpel with ebony handle bearing mark S and possibly crown

Measurements:
length 170 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel , handle, ebony and handle, metal (plated)
Object Number:
A646934 Pt5
type:
scalpels
Fenestrated steel probe

Fenestrated steel probe

Fenestrated steel probe

Measurements:
length 155 mm
max.: diameter 2 mm
eye: width 3 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646934 Pt6
type:
probes
Steel probe with bifurcated tip and disscoid head

Steel probe with bifurcated tip and disscoid head

Steel probe with bifurcated tip and disscoid head

Measurements:
length 154 mm
tip: width 3 mm
head: diameter 7 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646934 Pt7
type:
probes
Slender curved probe with loop handle

Slender curved probe with loop handle

Slender curved probe with loop handle, plated brass

Measurements:
length 154 mm
diameter 1 mm
Materials:
brass (plated)
Object Number:
A646934 Pt8
type:
probes