Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1801-1900
Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in damaged leather wallet, incomplete, Cuthbert collection, English (?), 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A51002
Materials:
case, leather and case, steel
Measurements:
case folded: length 153 mm
case folded: width 77 mm
case folded: thickness 28 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

Parts

Lancet, steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, by Plum, Bristol, 1822-1900

Lancet, steel

Lancet, steel, with tortoiseshell sheath, by Plum, Bristol, 1822-1900

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
blade, steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A51002 Pt1
type:
lancets
Caustic applicator, ivory, with screw case, 1701-1800

Caustic applicator in case

Caustic applicator, ivory, with screw case, 1701-1800

Measurements:
case: length 120 mm
case: diameter 10 mm
Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A51002 Pt2
type:
applicators
Spring forceps, steel, possibly for splinters, by Millikin, London, 1822-1875

Spring forceps

Spring forceps, steel, possibly for splinters, by Millikin, London, 1822-1875

Measurements:
length 76 mm
width 7 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A51002 Pt3
type:
forceps, splinters

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