Lengths of silk suture thread
Lengths of silk suture thread
Pocket surgical instrument set
- Made:
- 1801-1850
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Pocket surgical instrument set, in rolled leather case, made to hold suture thread and instruments, European, 1801-1850
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A646936
- Materials:
- case, leather and case, metal, alloy
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
Parts
Steel lancet in tortoiseshell sheath
Steel lancet in tortoiseshell sheath
Combined aural scoop and depilatory forceps
Combined aural scoop and depilatory forceps, plated steel
Combined toothpick and scaler
Combined toothpick and scaler, silver
Blunt-tipped suture needle
Blunt-tipped suture needle with double fenestration, brass
Straight suture needle
Straight suture needle, steel
