Post mortem chisel
Post mortem chisel, steel
- Measurements:
-
length 113 mm
width 83 mm
height 11 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647259 Pt1
- type:
- post mortem chisels
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Post mortem set, complets, in mohogany case, by Weiss and Son of London, second half 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A647259
- Materials:
- case, mahogany
- Measurements:
-
case: length 312 mm
case: width 129 mm
case: height 63 mm
- type:
- post mortem sets
Parts
Bone forceps
Bone forceps, steel, by Coxeter of London, 1836-1900
- Measurements:
-
length 197 mm
width 37 mm
height 22 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647259 Pt2
- type:
- bone forceps
Bowel scissors
Bowel scissors, steel
- Measurements:
-
length 206 mm
width 55 mm
height 7 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647259 Pt3
- type:
- bowel scissors
Spine hook
Spine hook, steel
- Measurements:
-
length 211 mm
width 35 mm
height 7 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647259 Pt5
- type:
- spine hooks
Saw, steel and ebony
Saw, steel and ebony
- Measurements:
-
length 222 mm
width 10 mm
height 35 mm
- Object Number:
- A647259 Pt7
- type:
- post mortem saws
Post mortem hammer
Post mortem hammer, steel and ebony
- Measurements:
-
length 245 mm
width 65 mm
height 26 mm
- Object Number:
- A647259 Pt8
- type:
- post mortem hammers
2 sets of chain hooks
2 sets of chain hooks, steel, one larger than the other
- Measurements:
-
larger: length 138 mm
smaller: length 135 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647259 Pt11
- type:
- chain hooks
