Post mortem knife
Post mortem knife
- Measurements:
-
length 187 mm
blade: length 73 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and handle, wood
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt1
- type:
- post mortem knives
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Post mortem case, by Coxeter, 19th century, English
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A500462
- Materials:
- case, mahogany, case, brass and lining, velvet, red
- Measurements:
-
length 230 mm
depth 145 mm
height 53 mm
- type:
- post mortem sets
Parts
Dissection forceps
Dissection forceps
- Measurements:
-
length 145 mm
- Materials:
- whole, steel
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt2
- type:
- dissection forceps
Needle, cuckoo
Needle, cuckoo
Probe, cuckoo
Probe, cuckoo
Post mortem chisel
Post mortem chisel, fits in handle of part 6
- Measurements:
-
length 111 mm
- Materials:
- whole, steel
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt5
- type:
- post mortem chisels
Post motem hammer with hole in handle to take part 5
Post motem hammer with hole in handle to take part 5
- Measurements:
-
length 195 mm
- Materials:
- whole, steel
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt6
- type:
- post mortem hammers
Chain hooks
Chain hooks
Probe, cuckoo
Probe, cuckoo
Three scalpels, wooden handles
Three scalpels, wooden handles
- Measurements:
-
average: length 50 mm
- Materials:
- blades, steel and handles, wood
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt9
- type:
- scalpels
Spine wrench
Spine wrench
- Measurements:
-
length 168 mm
width 35 mm
- Materials:
- whole, steel (stainless)
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt10
- type:
- spine wrenches
Bowel scissors
Bowel scissors
- Measurements:
-
length 194 mm
- Materials:
- whole, steel
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt11
- type:
- bowel scissors
Post mortem saw with folding handle
Post mortem saw with folding handle
- Measurements:
-
length 287 mm
blade: length 176 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and handle, wood
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt12
- type:
- post mortem saws
3 curved and 1 straight suture needles
3 curved and 1 straight suture needles, in small compartment
- Measurements:
-
straight: length 54 mm
curved: length 51 mm
curved: length 67 mm
curved: length 83 mm
- Materials:
- whole, steel
- Object Number:
- A500462 Pt13
- type:
- suture needles
