Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet by Samson

Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet by Samson

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Pocket surgical instrument set in leather wallet by Samson, French, 1851-1930

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646962
Materials:
wallet, leather
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Two bistouries which fold into tortoiseshell handles

Two bistouries which fold into tortoiseshell handles

Two bistouries which fold into tortoiseshell handles

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646962 Pt1
type:
bistouries
Combined tenaculum and gum lancet

Combined tenaculum and gum lancet

Combined tenaculum and gum lancet, which folds into tortoiseshell handle

Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A646962 Pt2
type:
tenacula
Catheter with epistaxis plug

Catheter with epistaxis plug

Catheter with epistaxis plug

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A646962 Pt4
type:
catheters
Catheter, metal

Catheter, metal

Catheter, metal

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A646962 Pt5
type:
catheters
Two dental descalers

Two dental descalers

Two dental descalers, with ivory handles

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646962 Pt6
type:
dental descalers
Metal instrument

Metal instrument

Metal instrument, possibly an elevator

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A646962 Pt7
type:
elevators
Plastic instrument with wooden handle

Plastic instrument with wooden handle

Plastic instrument with wooden handle, by Weiss, English

Materials:
metal and wood
Object Number:
A646962 Pt9
type:
dental instruments
Strip of gauze dressing

Strip of gauze dressing

Strip of gauze dressing

Materials:
gauze
Object Number:
A646962 Pt10
type:
dressings