Post mortem set in wooden case

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson

Post mortem set in wooden case, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901, owned by R.B. Debenham

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A180528
Materials:
case, wood and case, brass
Measurements:
case: length 95 mm
case: width 79 mm
case: thickness 40 mm
type:
post mortem sets
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Five scalpels, steel

Five scalpels, steel

Five scalpels, steel, with ivory handles, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Measurements:
approx.: length 160 mm
approx.: width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and handle, ivory
Object Number:
A180528 Pt1
type:
scalpels
Scalpel, steel

Scalpel, steel

Scalpel, steel, with ebony handle, by Krohne and Sesemann, London, 1860-1900

Measurements:
length 141 mm
width 9 mm
Materials:
steel and handly, ebony
Object Number:
A180528 Pt2
type:
scalpels
Blow pipe

Blow pipe

Blow pipe, silver

Measurements:
length 154 mm
maximum: diameter 7 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A180528 Pt3
type:
blow pipes
Two half-curved suture needles

Two half-curved suture needles

Two half-curved suture needles, steel

Measurements:
larger: length 143 mm
smaller: length 124 mm
maximum: width 4 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A180528 Pt4
type:
suture needles
Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps, steel, spring action, by Maw, London, 1850-1900

Measurements:
length 113 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A180528 Pt5
type:
dissecting forceps

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