Pocket surgical instrument set or chemical analysis set in folding leather case

Pocket surgical instrument set or chemical analysis set in folding leather case

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Pocket surgical instrument set or chemical analysis set in folding leather case, English(? ), 1750-1850

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A66250
Materials:
case, leather, case, metal and case, silk
Measurements:
case folded: length 116 mm
case folded: width 64 mm
case folded: thickness 26 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Sotheby's

Parts

Splinter forceps

Splinter forceps

Splinter forceps, steel, spring-action, by W. Pepys, London, 1771-1850

Measurements:
length 81 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A66250 Pt1
type:
splinter forceps
Thermometer, broken

Thermometer, broken

Thermometer, broken, by J. Newman, London

Measurements:
length 82 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
ivory , metal, wire and glass
Object Number:
A66250 Pt2
type:
thermometers
Part of unidentified instrument with scale

Part of unidentified instrument with scale

Part of unidentified instrument with scale, ivory

Measurements:
length 64 mm
width 6 mm
Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A66250 Pt3
type:
unidentified
Unidentified instrument consisting of nesting set of pipes

Unidentified instrument consisting of nesting set of pipes

Unidentified instrument consisting of nesting set of pipes

Measurements:
max: length 100 mm
max: diameter 10 mm
Materials:
metal (plated), ? material
Object Number:
A66250 Pt4
type:
unidentified
2 pairs of spring forceps with locking device

2 pairs of spring forceps with locking device

2 pairs of spring forceps with locking device, metal and wood

Measurements:
larger: length 90 mm
larger: width 8 mm
smaller: length 70 mm
smaller: width 9 mm
Materials:
brass , wood and tips, metal (alloy), ? material
Object Number:
A66250 Pt5
type:
forceps
Double-ended glass phial containing power

Double-ended glass phial containing power

Double-ended glass phial containing power

Measurements:
length 70 mm
diameter 9 mm
Materials:
glass and cork
Object Number:
A66250 Pt7
type:
phials