Post mortem set
- Made:
- 1801-1900 in Manchester
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
License
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Post mortem set, cased by Wood, English, probably 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A138969
- Materials:
- case, wood and case, brass
- Measurements:
-
case: length 229 mm
case: width 90 mm
case: height 51 mm
- type:
- post mortem sets
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Blade from brain knife
Blade from brain knife
- Measurements:
-
length 178 mm
width 18 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A138969 Pt4
- type:
- brain knives
Post mortem chisel
Post mortem chisel
- Measurements:
-
length 99 mm
width 20 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A138969 Pt5
- type:
- post mortem chisels
Post mortem spine chisel
Post mortem spine chisel
- Measurements:
-
length 167 mm
width 34 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A138969 Pt6
- type:
- spine chisels
Blade for cartilage knife
Blade for cartilage knife
- Measurements:
-
length 109 mm
width 19 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A138969 Pt7
- type:
- cartilage knives
Bowel scissors
Bowel scissors
- Measurements:
-
length 180 mm
width 56 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A138969 Pt8
- type:
- bowel scissors
Plastic blow pipe
Plastic blow pipe
Triple chain hooks
Triple chain hooks
