Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set, in folding leather case, corroded and incomplete, with instruments by London manufacturers, 1850-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646950
Materials:
case, leather, case, velvet and case, metal, alloy
Measurements:
case folded: length 135 mm
case folded: width 59 mm
case folded: thickness 27 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Aneurism needle folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by S. Maw and Son, London, 1860-1870

Measurements:
folded: length 86 mm
folded: width 16 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646950 Pt1
type:
aneurism needles
Tenaculum, steel

Tenaculum, steel

Tenaculum, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Weiss, London

Measurements:
folded: length 86 mm
folded: width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646950 Pt2
type:
tenaculums
Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps, steel, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1840-1901

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646950 Pt6
type:
dissecting forceps
Cover for unidentified instrument

Cover for unidentified instrument

Cover for unidentified instrument, plated metal

Measurements:
length 101 mm
diameter 7 mm
Materials:
metal (plated)
Object Number:
A646950 Pt7
type:
unidentified