Post mortem saw
Post mortem saw, blade only, steel, interchangeable with cartilage knife
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
Pair of dissecting forceps
Pair of dissecting forceps, steel, by Savigny and Co. of London, 1810-1850
Tenaculum, steel
Tenaculum, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
Cartilage knife
Cartilage knife, steel and ebony, interchangeable with saw
Scalpel, steel
Scalpel, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
Lancet, steel
Lancet, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Rodgers of Sheffield, 1780-1880
Lancet, steel
Lancet, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
Seton needle
Seton needle, steel, in tortoiseshell sheath, by Chadwell of Oxford, 1867-1880
