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, steel, spring action

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, incomplete, metal alloy

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, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Ferguson, London, 1822-1869

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

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, nickel plated

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, supplied by Millikin and Lawley, London, made after 1878

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, steel, by Maddox, English

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