Post mortem set in leather case

Made:
1783-1843 in London

Post mortem set, in leather case, most instruments by Laundy of London, 1783-1843, relic of Abernethy

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A647722
Materials:
case, leather, case, brass and case, velvet
Measurements:
overall (case closed): 25 mm x 193 mm x 74 mm, 0.246 kg
case: 20 mm x 191 mm x 73 mm, .54 kg
overall (case open): 88 mm x 193 mm x 83 mm,
case fully open: 13 mm x 191 mm x 150 mm,
type:
post mortem sets
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Scissors from post-mortem kit

Scissors from post-mortem kit

Scissors, steel, by Laundy of London, 1783-1843

Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 118 mm x 37 mm,
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A647722 Pt1
type:
scissors
Forceps from post-mortem kit

Forceps from post-mortem kit

Forceps, steel

Measurements:
overall: 12 mm x 136 mm x 24 mm, 0.026 kg
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A647722 Pt2
type:
forceps
Blow pipe from post-mortem kit

Blow pipe from post-mortem kit

Blow pipe, steel

Measurements:
overall: 141 mm 5 mm, 0.004 kg
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A647722 Pt3
type:
blow pipes
Double-ended hook from post-mortem kit

Double-ended hook from post-mortem kit

Double ended hook, steel, by Laundy of London, 1783-1843

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A647722 Pt4
type:
hooks
Chain hooks from post-mortem kit

Chain hooks from post-mortem kit

2 sets of chain hooks, steel

Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 130 mm 0.024 kg
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A647722 Pt5
type:
chain hooks
Scalpels from post-mortem kit

Scalpels from post-mortem kit

2 scalpels, steel and ebony, by Laundy of London, 1783-1843

Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A647722 Pt6
type:
scalpels
Scalpel from post-mortem kit

Scalpel from post-mortem kit

Scalpel, steel and ebony, by Savigny of London, 1750-1810

Measurements:
overall: 4 mm x 173 mm x 13 mm, 0.016 kg
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A647722 Pt7
type:
scalpels
Scalpel from post-mortem kit

Scalpel from post-mortem kit

Scalpel, steel and ebony, by Pepys of London, 1750-1863

Measurements:
overall: 6 mm x 135 mm x 11 mm, 0.006 kg
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A647722 Pt8
type:
scalpels
Tenaculum from post-mortem kit

Tenaculum from post-mortem kit

Tenaculum, steel and ebony, by Savigny of London, 1750-1810

Measurements:
overall: 4 mm x 158 mm x 11 mm, 0.006 kg
Materials:
steel and ebony
Object Number:
A647722 Pt9
type:
tenacula