Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in folding leather case, incomplete, with instruments by Glistchka and Bonneels, Belgian(?), 1770-1860

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646944
Materials:
case, leather and case, metal
Measurements:
case folded: length 170 mm
case folded: width 86 mm
case folded: thickness 30 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Forceps with ring handles

Forceps with ring handles

Forceps with ring handles, steel (corroded), by Glistchka, Belgian, 1850-1890

Measurements:
length 125 mm
closed: width 53 mm
Materials:
steel, corroded
Object Number:
A646944 Pt1
type:
forceps
Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps

Bullet forceps, steel (corroded) by Bonneels

Measurements:
length 194 mm
closed: width 58 mm
Materials:
steel, corroded
Object Number:
A646944 Pt2
type:
bullet forceps
Forceps, withring handles

Forceps, withring handles

Forceps, withring handles, steel (corroded)

Measurements:
length 134 mm
closed: width 47 mm
Materials:
steel, corroded
Object Number:
A646944 Pt3
type:
forceps
Director with fraemum guard

Director with fraemum guard

Director with fraemum guard, steel

Measurements:
length 161 mm
guard: width 29 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646944 Pt4
type:
director - surgical instrument
Falculate knife

Falculate knife

Falculate knife, steel (corroded), handle missing

Measurements:
chordal: length 137 mm
max.: width 11 mm
Materials:
steel, corroded
Object Number:
A646944 Pt5
type:
knives
Forceps, spring action

Forceps, spring action

Forceps, spring action, steel (corroded), by Bonneels

Measurements:
length 105 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel, corroded
Object Number:
A646944 Pt6
type:
forceps