Post mortem dissecting set with ivory handles

Post mortem dissecting set with ivory handles

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Post mortem dissecting set with ivory handles, in wooden case, by I. Haubach, European, 1840-1900

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Object Number:
1980-644
Materials:
case, wood, case, velvet and case, brass
type:
post mortem sets
credit:
Hunt, T.

Parts

6 scalpels, steel

6 scalpels, steel

6 scalpels, steel, with ivory handles, by Haubach

Materials:
steel and handle, ivory
Object Number:
1980-644 Pt1
type:
scalpels
Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps, steel, spring action, by Coxeter, London, 1840-1900

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
1980-644 Pt2
type:
dissecting forceps
Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps

Dissecting forceps, stainless steel, by Allen and Hanburys Ltd., English, 1865-1920

Materials:
steel (stainless)
Object Number:
1980-644 Pt3
type:
dissecting forceps
2 sets of hooks

2 sets of hooks

2 sets of hooks, one set hinged, steel

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
1980-644 Pt4
type:
hooks
3 suture needles

3 suture needles

3 suture needles, straight, half-curved and curved, steel, steel and gold

Materials:
steel and gold
Object Number:
1980-644 Pt5
type:
suture needles
Brass blow pipe

Brass blow pipe

Brass blow pipe

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1980-644 Pt6
type:
blow pipes
Scissors, steel

Scissors, steel

Scissors, steel, by Haubach

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
1980-644 Pt7
type:
scissors