Dissecting forceps
Dissecting forceps, spring action, steel, straight
- Measurements:
-
length 118 mm
- Materials:
- steel and sheath, leather
- Object Number:
- A647302 Pt1
- type:
- dissecting forceps
Post mortem set in leather case, by Weedon, London, 1801-1860
Details
- Category:
- Anatomy & Pathology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A647302
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, leather, case, velvet and case, metal
- Measurements:
-
case: length 153 mm
case: width 55 mm
case: thickness 32 mm
- type:
- post mortem sets
Parts
Curved dissecting forceps
Curved dissecting forceps, spring action, steel, by Weedon, London, 1801-1860
- Measurements:
-
length 124 mm
- Materials:
- steel and sheath, leather
- Object Number:
- A647302 Pt2
- type:
- dissecting forceps
Combined dissecting forceps and scissors
Combined dissecting forceps and scissors, angled, steel, by Weedon, London, 1801-1860
- Measurements:
-
length 118 mm
- Materials:
- steel and sheath, leather
- Object Number:
- A647302 Pt3
- type:
- dissecting forceps
3 dissecting knives
3 dissecting knives, a lancet and 2 scalpels, steel, with ivory handles, by Weedon, London, 1801-1860
- Measurements:
-
approx: length 140 mm
- Materials:
- steel and handle, ivory
- Object Number:
- A647302 Pt4
- type:
- dissecting knives
Lancet with a sharp pointed
Lancet with a sharp pointed, bevelled blade. Tapering handle with bulbous end made from ivory and held in place by two steel fixtures. Made by Weedon, London, England, 1801-1860.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 140 mm
- Materials:
- ivory and steel (metal)
- Object Number:
- A647302/4/1
- Part of:
- A647302 Pt4
Scalpel with a straight blade made of steel
Scalpel with a straight blade made of steel. The handle is made of ivory and is attached with two small steel fixtures. Made by Weedon, London, 1801-1860.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 140 mm
- Object Number:
- A647302/4/2
- type:
- straight blade scalpel
- Part of:
- A647302 Pt4
Curved blade steel scalpel with ivory handle that is attached with two steel fixtures
Curved blade steel scalpel with ivory handle that is attached with two steel fixtures. Made by Weedon, London, 1801-1860.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 140 mm
- Materials:
- steel (metal) and ivory
- Object Number:
- A647302/4/3
- Part of:
- A647302 Pt4
2 lancets, steel
2 lancets, steel, folding into tortoiseshell sheathes, one by Aitken, York
- Measurements:
-
approx: length 57 mm
- Materials:
- steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647302 Pt5
- type:
- lancets
Folding lancet. Metal lancet blade that retracts into a light coloured tortoiseshell casing
Folding lancet. Metal lancet blade that retracts into a light coloured tortoiseshell casing. One end is rounded. Made by Aitkin, York, England, 1801-1860.
- Measurements:
-
overall; overall (estimate): 57 mm
- Materials:
- steel (metal) and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647302/5/1
- Part of:
- A647302 Pt5
Folding lancet. Metal blade folds into a dark coloured tortoishell casing
Folding lancet. Metal blade folds into a dark coloured tortoishell casing. The case tapers into a point at one end. Made by Aitkins, York, England, 1801-1860.
- Measurements:
-
overall (estimate): 57 mm
- Materials:
- steel (metal) and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- A647302/5/2
- Part of:
- A647302 Pt5
Dissecting scissors
Dissecting scissors, straight, steel, by Weedon, London, 1801-1860
- Measurements:
-
length 108 mm
closed: width 43 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647302 Pt6
- type:
- dissecting scissors
Dissecting scissors
Dissecting scissors, curved, steel, by Weedon, London, 1801-1860
- Measurements:
-
length 105 mm
closed: width 42 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A647302 Pt7
- type:
- dissecting scissors
Black leather case for postmortem instruments made by various makers
Black leather case for postmortem instruments made by various makers. The outside is decorated with an embossed floral pattern, silver coloured metal label is attached to the top and is left blank. The inside has blue velvet lining with a main sectioned compartment and a cushioned hidden compartment on the underside of the lid. Closed using a metal snap clasp.
- Measurements:
-
length 153 mm
case: width 55 mm
case: thickness 32 mm
- Object Number:
- A647302/8
- type:
- leather postmortem case
