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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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