Post mortem set

Made:: 1831-1870 in London

Post mortem set

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Post mortem set, cased, by Lings, English, probably mid 19th century

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Category:: Anatomy & Pathology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A647255

Materials:: case, wood, case, velvet, lined and case, brass

type:: post mortem sets

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Parts

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Spring forceps

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A647255 Pt1

type:: forceps

Post mortem chisel

Post mortem chisel

Post mortem chisel

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A647255 Pt2

type:: post mortem chisels

Elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Elevator with wooden scale tang handle

Elevator with wooden scale tang handle, by Evans and Co., English

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A647255 Pt3

type:: elevators

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Scalpel with wooden handle

Materials:: steel and wood

Object Number:: A647255 Pt4

type:: scalpels

Cartilage knife blade

Cartilage knife blade

Cartilage knife blade

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A647255 Pt5

type:: cartilage knives

Cartilage knife blade

Cartilage knife blade

Cartilage knife blade, by Ferguson, English

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A647255 Pt6

type:: cartilage knives

Knife blade

Knife blade

Knife blade

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A647255 Pt7

type:: knives

Double hook with ivory handle

Double hook with ivory handle

Double hook with ivory handle

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A647255 Pt8

type:: hooks

Possibly a punch for removing samples of tissue

Possibly a punch for removing samples of tissue

Possibly a punch for removing samples of tissue, with ivory handle

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A647255 Pt9

type:: punches

Post mortem saw blade

Post mortem saw blade

Post mortem saw blade

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A647255 Pt10

type:: post mortem saws