Pocket surgical instrument set

Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, silver and steel instruments in fishskin case, complete, English(?), 1670-1800

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A58593
Materials:
case, wood, case, fishskin, case, silver and case, brass
type:
surgical instrument sets
credit:
Robinson, A.

Parts

Scissors, steel blades with silver handles damaged

Scissors, steel blades with silver handles damaged

Scissors, steel blades with silver handles damaged

Materials:
steel and silver
Object Number:
A58593 Pt1
type:
scissors
Pair of double-ended spring forceps

Pair of double-ended spring forceps

Pair of double-ended spring forceps, silver

Materials:
silver and steel, lever
Object Number:
A58593 Pt2
type:
forceps
Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula

Combined tongue depressor and spatula, silver

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A58593 Pt3
type:
tongue depressors
Steel tool

Steel tool

Double-ended scraper or scaler, silver with steel blade

Materials:
silver and steel
Object Number:
A58593 Pt5
type:
scrapers
Steel knife folding into silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath

Steel knife folding into silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath

Steel knife folding into silver-mounted tortoiseshell sheath

Materials:
steel , silver and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A58593 Pt6
type:
knives
Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe

Fenestrated probe, silver

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A58593 Pt7
type:
probes
Double-ended probe with sharp end

Double-ended probe with sharp end

Double-ended probe with sharp end, silver

Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A58593 Pt8
type:
probes