Dental descaler
Dental descaler, with silver mounted ebony handle
- Materials:
- steel , handle, ebony and handle, silver
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt1
- type:
- dental descalers
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Pocket surgical instrument set, in folding leather case, French, 1750-1880
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A646948
- Materials:
- case, leather, case, velvet, case, braid and case, steel
- Measurements:
-
case folded: length 192 mm
case folded: width 85 mm
case folded: thickness 33 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
Parts
Dental descaler
Dental descaler, with silver-mounted ebony handle
- Measurements:
-
length 119 mm
handle: diameter 11 mm
- Materials:
- steel , handle, ebony and handle, silver
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt2
- type:
- dental descalers
Dental stopper
Dental stopper, handle missing, steel
- Measurements:
-
length 86 mm
chordal: width 6 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt3
- type:
- dental stoppers
Sharp hook
Sharp hook, steel, with ebony handle
- Measurements:
-
length 162 mm
handle: diameter 11 mm
- Materials:
- steel and handle, ebony
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt4
- type:
- hooks
Ophthalmic hook
Ophthalmic hook, steel, with ebony handle, by Weiss, London, 18th century
- Measurements:
-
length 121 mm
handle: width 12 mm
- Materials:
- steel and handle, ebony
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt5
- type:
- ophthalmic hooks
Female catheter
Female catheter, broken and incomplete, plated, silver
- Measurements:
-
length 116 mm
diameter 5 mm
- Materials:
- silver (plated)
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt6
- type:
- catheters
Double-ended scoop
Double-ended scoop, plated steel
- Measurements:
-
length 146 mm
max.: width 11 mm
- Materials:
- steel (plated)
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt7
- type:
- scoops
Trocar with silver cannula and ebony handle
Trocar with silver cannula and ebony handle, size 12
- Measurements:
-
length 154 mm
shaft: diameter 29 mm
handle: diameter 5 mm
- Materials:
- steel , handle, ebony and handle, silver
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt8
- type:
- trocars
Director with fraenum guard
Director with fraenum guard, steel
Caustic applicator in ivory mounted ebony case
Caustic applicator in ivory mounted ebony case
- Measurements:
-
case: length 120 mm
case: diameter 11 mm
- Materials:
- metal , case, ivory and case, ebony
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt11
- type:
- applicators
Handle of incomplete unidentified instrument
Handle of incomplete unidentified instrument, wood and brass
Bleeding lancet
Bleeding lancet, steel, with broken and incomplete tortoiseshell sheath
- Measurements:
-
length 59 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A646948 Pt15
- type:
- bleeding lancets
