Pocket surgical instrument set in folding leather case

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Pocket surgical instrument set in folding leather case

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Pocket surgical instrument set in folding leather case, by S. Maw Son andThompson, London, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646945
Materials:
case, leather and case, brass
Measurements:
case folded: length 133 mm
case folded: width 70 mm
case folded: thickness 40 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Combined gum lancet and Symes's knife folding in tortoiseshell sheath

Combined gum lancet and Symes's knife folding in tortoiseshell sheath

Combined gum lancet and Symes's knife folding in tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
folded: length 96 mm
folded: width 13 mm
Materials:
steel , sheath, tortoiseshell, damaged and sheath, metal
Object Number:
A646945 Pt1
type:
gum lancets
Curved bistouries pointed and probe ended folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved bistouries pointed and probe ended folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Curved bistouries pointed and probe ended folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901 Curved bistouries pointed and probe-ended folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
folded: length 98 mm
folded: width 11 mm
Materials:
steel , sheath, tortoiseshell, damaged and sheath, metal
Object Number:
A646945 Pt2
type:
bistouries
Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath by Maw

Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath by Maw

Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath by Maw, London, 1850-1900

Measurements:
folded: length 77 mm
folded: width 15 mm
Materials:
metal , sheath, tortoiseshell and sheath, metal
Object Number:
A646945 Pt4
type:
aneurism needles
Gum lancet folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Gum lancet folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Gum lancet folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Ferguson, London, 1822-1869

Measurements:
folded: length 80 mm
folded: width 13 mm
Materials:
metal , sheath, tortoiseshell and sheath, metal
Object Number:
A646945 Pt5
type:
gum lancets
Male catheter

Male catheter

Male catheter, with screw on extension, silver

Measurements:
with extensiole: length 190 mm
length 130 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A646945 Pt6
type:
catheters
Female catheter with screw-on extension

Female catheter with screw-on extension

Female catheter with screw-on extension, silver

Measurements:
with extension: length 131 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A646945 Pt7
type:
catheters
Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps, by S. Maw Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901, slightly corroded

Measurements:
length 115 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646945 Pt8
type:
artery forceps
Caustic applicator in silver case

Caustic applicator in silver case

Caustic applicator in silver case

Measurements:
case: length 62 mm
max. case: diameter 9 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A646945 Pt9
type:
applicators
Small glass phial containing granules of "hypoderm", by Allen and Hanburys, London, 1860-1920

Small glass phial containing granules of "hypoderm", by Allen and Hanburys, London, 1860-1920

Small glass phial containing granules of "hypoderm", by Allen and Hanburys, London, 1860-1920

Measurements:
length 45 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A646945 Pt11
type:
phials

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