Post mortem set in wooden case

Made:
1835-1860 in Edinburgh
maker:
Gardner
Post mortem set in wooden case

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Post mortem set in wooden case, owned by Sir James MacKenzie, with instruments by Gardner, Edinburgh, 1835-1860

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56270
Materials:
case, wood and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 165 mm
case: width 69 mm
case: thickness 30 mm
type:
post mortem sets
credit:
Mackenzie

Parts

3 scalpels, steel with ebony handles

3 scalpels, steel with ebony handles

3 scalpels, steel with ebony handles, by Gardner, Edinburgh, 1835-1860

Measurements:
largest: length 145 mm
2: length 139 mm
approx.: width 11 mm
Materials:
steel and handles, ebony
Object Number:
A56270 Pt1
type:
scalpels
Scalpel, steel

Scalpel, steel

Scalpel, steel, with ebony handle, by J. and W. Wood, Manchester, 1833-1881

Measurements:
length 154 mm
width 12 mm
Materials:
steel and handle, ebony
Object Number:
A56270 Pt2
type:
scalpels
Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps, steel, spring action

Measurements:
length 126 mm
Materials:
steel and wax
Object Number:
A56270 Pt3
type:
dissecting forceps
Set of chain hooks

Set of chain hooks

Set of chain hooks, brass and steel

Measurements:
approx.: length 97 mm
Materials:
steel and chain, brass
Object Number:
A56270 Pt4
type:
chain hooks