Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set, in folding leather case, incomplete, by Evans and Wormull, 6 Dowgate Hill, EC and 31 Stamford Street, London, England, 1850-1900.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646951
Materials:
case, leather and alloy
Measurements:
case folded: length 148 mm
case folded: width 74 mm
case folded: thickness 34 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Artery forceps

Artery forceps

Artery forceps, steel, spring action

Measurements:
length 94 mm
width 8 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646951 Pt1
type:
artery forceps
Clamp, metal alloy

Clamp, metal alloy

Clamp, metal alloy

Measurements:
length 90 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
alloy
Object Number:
A646951 Pt2
type:
clamps
Hypodermic syringe

Hypodermic syringe

Hypodermic syringe, incomplete, metal alloy

Measurements:
length 75 mm
with lugs: width 28 mm
Materials:
alloy
Object Number:
A646951 Pt3
type:
hypodermic syringes
Gum lancet and tenaculum

Gum lancet and tenaculum

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

Measurements:
folded: length 92 mm
folded: width 15 mm
Materials:
steel , sheath, metal and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646951 Pt4
type:
gum lancets
Gum lancet

Gum lancet

Gum lancet, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Weiss, London, 1830-1880

Measurements:
folded: length 83 mm
folded: width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646951 Pt5
type:
gum lancets
Clifton safety pin

Clifton safety pin

Clifton safety pin, nickel plated

Measurements:
length 26 mm
width 8 mm
Materials:
metal, nickel plated
Object Number:
A646951 Pt6
type:
safety pins
Packet of half curved suture needles

Packet of half curved suture needles

Packet of half curved suture needles, supplied by Millikin and Lawley, London, made after 1878

Measurements:
pkt.: length 64 mm
pkt.: width 30 mm
Materials:
steel and packet, paper
Object Number:
A646951 Pt7
type:
suture needles
Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps

Liston's artery forceps, steel, by Maddox, English

Measurements:
length 128 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646951 Pt8
type:
artery forceps