Doctor's bag containing assorted surgical instruments

Made:
Great Britain
Doctor's bag containing assorted surgical instruments

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Doctor's bag containing assorted surgical instruments, mostly by Alexander and Fowler, English

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616292
Materials:
steel and leather
Measurements:
overall (open): 320 mm x 385 mm x 440 mm,
type:
doctor's bags
credit:
Nuttall, R.W.

Parts

Two Jaques catheters

Two Jaques catheters

Two Jaques catheters

Measurements:
length 383 mm
diameter 12 mm
Materials:
rubber
Object Number:
A616292 Pt3
type:
catheters
Two gum-elastic catheters

Two gum-elastic catheters

Two gum-elastic catheters

Measurements:
length 327 mm
diameter 11 mm
Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A616292 Pt4
type:
catheters
Glass hypodermic syringe with four needles

Glass hypodermic syringe with four needles

Glass hypodermic syringe with four needles

Measurements:
length 133 mm
diameter 115 mm
Materials:
glass and steel
Object Number:
A616292 Pt5
type:
hypodermic syringes
Hypodermic syringe with two needles, in metal case

Hypodermic syringe with two needles

Hypodermic syringe with two needles, in metal case

Measurements:
case: length 84 mm
case: width 40 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A616292 Pt6
type:
hypodermic syringes
Tongue depressor for use with lamp

Tongue depressor for use with lamp

Tongue depressor for use with lamp

Measurements:
length 76 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A616292 Pt7
type:
tongue depressors
Nasal speculum for use with lamp

Nasal speculum for use with lamp

Nasal speculum for use with lamp

Measurements:
length 56 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A616292 Pt8
type:
nasal speculums
Three aural specula

Three aural specula

Three aural specula

Measurements:
length 54 mm
diameter 28 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A616292 Pt9
type:
aural speculums
Hay's ophthalmoscope, by Alexander and Fowler, English

Hay's ophthalmoscope

Hay's ophthalmoscope, by Alexander and Fowler, English

Measurements:
length 92 mm
width 44 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A616292 Pt10
type:
ophthalmoscopes
Torch for use with ophthalmoscope, aural and nasal specula and post nasal and laryngeal mirrors

Torch for use with ophthalmoscope

Torch for use with ophthalmoscope, aural and nasal specula and post nasal and laryngeal mirrors

Measurements:
battery holder: length 158 mm
battery holder: width 27 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A616292 Pt11
type:
torches
Laryngeal mirror

Laryngeal mirror

Laryngeal mirror

Measurements:
length 58 mm
width 19 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A616292 Pt12
type:
laryngeal mirrors
Post nasal mirror

Post nasal mirror

Post nasal mirror

Measurements:
length 58 mm
width 23 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A616292 Pt13
type:
post nasal mirrors
Four scalpels in wooden case, by Down, English

Four scalpels in wooden case

Four scalpels in wooden case, by Down, English

Measurements:
case: length mm
case: width mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A616292 Pt14
type:
scalpels
Scissors by Millikin and Lawley, English

Scissors by Millikin and Lawley

Scissors by Millikin and Lawley, English

Measurements:
length 129 mm
width 47 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616292 Pt15
type:
scissors
Enamelled kidney bowl, by OloFstrom, Swedish

Enamelled kidney bowl

Enamelled kidney bowl, by OloFstrom, Swedish

Measurements:
length 205 mm
width 117 mm
Materials:
enamel
Object Number:
A616292 Pt16
type:
kidney bowls
Binaural stethoscope, by Alexander and Fowler, English

Binaural stethoscope

Binaural stethoscope, by Alexander and Fowler, English

Measurements:
length 485 mm
width 150 mm
Materials:
metal , rubber , wood and bone
Object Number:
A616292 Pt17
type:
stethoscopes
Two pairs of Cheatle's sterilizer forceps

Two pairs of Cheatle's sterilizer forceps

Two pairs of Cheatle's sterilizer forceps

Measurements:
length 275 mm
width 95 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616292 Pt18
type:
sterilizer forceps
Sterilizer with stand, cover and perforated tray

Sterilizer with stand

Sterilizer with stand, cover and perforated tray

Measurements:
length 259 mm
width 99 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A616292 Pt19
type:
sterilizers
Metal spirit bottle, by Arnold and Sons, English

Metal spirit bottle

Metal spirit bottle, by Arnold and Sons, English

Measurements:
height 128 mm
width 95 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A616292 Pt20
type:
bottles

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