Post mortem set

Made:
1801-1900 in London
Post mortem set

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

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A623424
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 554 mm
case: width 143 mm
case: height 48 mm
type:
post mortem sets

Parts

Post mortem saw with wooden handle

Post mortem saw with wooden handle

Post mortem saw with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 324 mm
width 88 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt1
type:
post mortem saws
Bowel scissors

Bowel scissors

Bowel scissors

Measurements:
length 211 mm
width 55 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt2
type:
bowel scissors
Steel hammer

Steel hammer

Steel hammer

Measurements:
length 235 mm
width 74 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt3
type:
hammers
Steel chisel

Steel chisel

Steel chisel

Measurements:
length 138 mm
width 21 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt4
type:
chisels
Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle, by Charles Baker, English

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 12 mm
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

Measurements:
length 146 mm
width 11 mm
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

Measurements:
length 177 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt7
type:
bistouries
Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw

Hey's skull saw, wooden handle

Measurements:
length 170 mm
width 48 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt8
type:
skull saws
Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Measurements:
length 112 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt9
type:
forceps
Key's hernia director

Key's hernia director

Key's hernia director, by Weiss, English

Measurements:
length 161 mm
width 14 mm
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

Measurements:
length 149 mm
width 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt11
type:
knives
Knife with wooden handle

Knife with wooden handle

Knife with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 191 mm
width 17 mm
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

Measurements:
length 123 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A623424 Pt13
type:
aneurism needles
Three chain hooks

Three chain hooks

Three chain hooks

Measurements:
length 119 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt14
type:
chain hooks
Two curved needles

Two curved needles

Two curved needles

Measurements:
length 75 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A623424 Pt15
type:
needles

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