Post mortem set

Post mortem set

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Post mortem set, cased, by McLellan, English, 19th century

Parts

Post mortem saw with wooden handle

Post mortem saw with wooden handle

Post mortem saw with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt1
type:
post mortem saws
Steel hammer

Steel hammer

Steel hammer

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt3
type:
hammers
Steel chisel

Steel chisel

Steel chisel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt4
type:
chisels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle, by Charles Baker, English

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt5
type:
scalpels
Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle

Scalpel with ivory handle, by Hutchinson, English

Materials:
steel and ivory
Object Number:
A623424 Pt6
type:
scalpels
Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle

Curved bistoury with wooden handle, by Maddox, English

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt7
type:
bistouries
Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw, wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt8
type:
skull saws
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt9
type:
forceps
Key's hernia director

Key's hernia director

Key's hernia director, by Weiss, English

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt10
type:
directors
Knife with most of blade ground away to leave small cutting edge

Knife with most of blade ground away to leave small cutting edge

Knife with most of blade ground away to leave small cutting edge

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt11
type:
knives
Knife with wooden handle

Knife with wooden handle

Knife with wooden handle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt12
type:
knives
Needle, possibly an aneurism needle

Needle, possibly an aneurism needle

Needle, possibly an aneurism needle

Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt13
type:
aneurism needles
Three chain hooks

Three chain hooks

Three chain hooks

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt14
type:
chain hooks
Two curved needles

Two curved needles

Two curved needles

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt15
type:
needles