Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:: 1870-1901 in London

maker:: S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson

Pocket surgical instrument set

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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pocket surgical instrument set, in rolled leather case, by S.Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A1938

Materials:: case, leather and case, brass

Measurements:: case folded: length 136 mm
case folded: width 71 mm
case folded: thickness 35 mm

type:: surgical instrument sets

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Parts

Double bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Double bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Double bistoury folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Maw, London

Measurements:: folded: length 94 mm
folded: width 14 mm

Materials:: blade, steel , sheath, tortoishell and sheath, steel

Object Number:: A1938 Pt1

type:: bistouries

Tenaculum and gum lancet folding into tortoiseshell sheath by Maw

Tenaculum and gum lancet folding into tortoiseshell sheath by Maw

Tenaculum and gum lancet folding into tortoiseshell sheath by Maw, London

Measurements:: folded: length 94 mm
folded: width 14 mm

Materials:: blade, steel , sheath, tortoiseshell and sheath, steel

Object Number:: A1938 Pt2

type:: tenaculums

2 catheters with detachable male and female heads

2 catheters with detachable male and female heads

2 catheters with detachable male and female heads, silver

Measurements:: max: length 195 mm
max: diameter 5 mm

Materials:: silver

Object Number:: A1938 Pt3

type:: catheters

Combined director and aneurism needle

Combined director and aneurism needle

Combined director and aneurism needle, silver coloured

Measurements:: length 127 mm
max: width 16 mm

Materials:: silver plated, ? material

Object Number:: A1938 Pt4

type:: director - surgical instrument

2 pairs of Diffenbach's artery forceps

2 pairs of Diffenbach's artery forceps

2 pairs of Diffenbach's artery forceps

Measurements:: length 50 mm
width 9 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A1938 Pt5

type:: artery forceps

Pair of dressing forceps

Pair of dressing forceps

Pair of dressing forceps, steel

Measurements:: length 131 mm
width 45 mm

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A1938 Pt7

type:: dressing forceps

Hypodermic syringe in silver case

Hypodermic syringe in silver case

Hypodermic syringe in silver case, by Maw, London

Measurements:: in case: length 76 mm
case: diameter 8 mm

Materials:: glass , metal and case, silver

Object Number:: A1938 Pt8

type:: hypodermic syringes

Empty silver caustic case

Empty silver caustic case

Empty silver caustic case

Measurements:: case: length 62 mm
case: diameter 9 mm

Materials:: silver

Object Number:: A1938 Pt9

type:: applicators

5 half-curved Listers' suture needles in paper packet

5 half-curved Listers' suture needles in paper packet

5 half-curved Listers' suture needles in paper packet, by S.Maw Son and Thompson, London

Measurements:: packet: length 62 mm
packet: width 30 mm

Materials:: steel (nickel-plated) and packet, paper

Object Number:: A1938 Pt10

type:: suture needles

Roll of wire suture

Roll of wire suture

Roll of wire suture

Measurements:: roll: diameter 34 mm

Materials:: metal (wire)

Object Number:: A1938 Pt11

type:: sutures