Set of three instruments

Set of three instruments, tonsil guillotine, needle holder and uterine flushing curette, all British, all plated steel, early 20th c.

Details

Category:
Smoking
Object Number:
1982-1168
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
McCorkell, J.E.

Parts

Tonsil guillotine, nickel plated steel

Tonsil guillotine, nickel plated steel

Tonsil guillotine, steel nickel-plated, by Bailey of London, early 20th c.

Measurements:
length 155 mm
width 32 mm
height 123 mm
Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
1982-1168 Pt1
type:
tonsil guillotines
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Needle holder

Needle holder

Needle holder, steel plated, made in London by Mayer and Co. early 20th c.

Measurements:
length 145 mm
width 56 mm
height 9 mm
Materials:
steel (plated)
Object Number:
1982-1168 Pt2
type:
needle holders
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Uterine flushing curette, nickel plated steel

Uterine flushing curette, nickel plated steel

Uterine flushing curette steel, nickel plated, probably British, early 20th c.

Measurements:
length 290 mm
width 14 mm
height 12 mm
Materials:
steel (nickel-plated)
Object Number:
1982-1168 Pt3
type:
uterine flushing curettes
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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