Post mortem saw
Post mortem saw, blade only, steel, interchangeable with cartilage knife
- Measurements:
-
length 205 mm
width 7 mm
height 40 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt1
- type:
- post mortem saws
Post mortem set
- Made:
- 1780-1880
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Post mortem set, complete, in mahogany case protected by leather wallet, various makers, British, 1780-1880
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A647257
- Materials:
- case, mahogany, case, brass, case, velvet and wallet, leather
- Measurements:
-
overall: 48 mm x 225 mm x 68 mm, .88 kg
leather case pouch: 53 mm x 238 mm x 75 mm,
case fully open: 28 mm x 225 mm x 135 mm,
- type:
- post mortem sets
Parts
Pair of dissecting scissors
Pair of dissecting scissors, steel, by Savigny and Co. of London, 1810-1850
- Measurements:
-
length 139 mm
width 43 mm
height 5 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt2
- type:
- dissecting scissors
Pair of dissecting forceps
Pair of dissecting forceps, steel, by Savigny and Co. of London, 1810-1850
- Measurements:
-
length 95 mm
width 20 mm
height 14 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt3
- type:
- dissecting forceps
Tenaculum, steel
Tenaculum, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
- Measurements:
-
open: length 130 mm
height 13 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt4
- type:
- tenacula
Cartilage knife
Cartilage knife, steel and ebony, interchangeable with saw
- Measurements:
-
length 198 mm
width 16 mm
height 25 mm
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt5
- type:
- cartilage knives
Scalpel, steel
Scalpel, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
- Measurements:
-
length 71 mm
width 13 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt6
- type:
- scalpels
Lancet, steel
Lancet, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Rodgers of Sheffield, 1780-1880
- Measurements:
-
length 57 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt8
- type:
- lancets
Lancet, steel
Lancet, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
- Measurements:
-
length 57 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt9
- type:
- lancets
Seton needle
Seton needle, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
- Measurements:
-
length 87 mm
width 11 mm
- Materials:
- steel and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647257 Pt10
- type:
- seton needles
