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Surgical instrument set

Surgery

1851-1900

Straight bistoury in sheath

Surgery

1750-1900

Ampoule of sterile catgut suture

Surgery

1901-1950

Grey lizard skin instrument bag, deflated, lanceol

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Three ampoules of sterile sutures with needles

Surgery

1901-1950

Forceps

Surgery

Forceps, Richelot, steel, nickel plated, by Collin

Surgery

1871-1900

Scalpel, steel, removable blade by Bard-Parker of

Surgery

1901-1930

Catheter, silver, by Down Bros. of London, 1901

Surgery

1901

Probe-ended bistoury

Surgery

1801-1900

Green tin of sulpho-chromic catgut ligatures

Surgery

1876-1900

Surgical shears, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199 BCE-500 CE

Three pairs of Roman surgical shears, 200-500 AD.

Classical & Medieval Medicine

200-500 CE

Glass tube containing needle and suture

Surgery

1871-1930

Leather wallet containing suture wire and needles

Surgery

Curved suture needles in paper packet

Surgery

1880-1920

Phial of Armour's sterilised catgut

Surgery

1880-1920

Forceps and scissors combined, steel, 19th century

Surgery

1801-1900

Syringe, bamboo and quill, used by Boers, South Af

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1900

Catgut on reels (3), owned by Lister

Surgery

Rectractor, four sharp hooks, steel with ebony han

Surgery

1875-1910

Scissors

Asian Medicine

before 1936

Two pairs of scissors

Asian Medicine

Bronze tweezers, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199 BCE-500 CE

Rubber bulb from unidentified apparatus, English,

Surgery

1850-1890

Forceps, bronze, encrusted, Roman, 199BC-500AD

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199 BCE-500 CE

Knife with cane handle and green quartzite blade,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1920

Forceps, bronze, serrated, encrusted and broken

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199 BCE-500 CE

Forceps, bronze, Roman (?), 199BC-500AD

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199 BCE-500 CE

Forceps with painted working ends, bronze

Surgery

Forceps, iron, Graeco-Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

499-500

Forceps, bronze

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Forceps, bronze

Surgery

Forceps, bronze, Roman

Classical & Medieval Medicine

199-500

Catheter, stilette only, steel wire

Surgery

Suture needle, steel and ebony, 19th century

Surgery

1801-1900

5 needles and a knife blade, steel, in fishskin ca

Surgery

1801-1900

Unidentified, part of surgical instrument, locking

Surgery

1880-1920

Sponge holder, steel, second half 19th century

Surgery

1851-1900

Double tenaculum, 19th century, steel

Surgery

1801-1900

Ligature, spool, purple glass

Surgery

Gouge, steel

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

8 suture needles, various sizes, steel, in fishski

Surgery

1801-1900

Suture wire on ebonite bobbin

Surgery

Retractor, steel and ebony, 19th century

Surgery

1801-1900

Forceps, pewter

Surgery

Retractor, steel, 1880 to 1920

Surgery

1880-1920

Ligature on glass spool, possibly late 19th or ear

Surgery

1871-1930

Catheter, silver(?), with stylet, 19th century

Surgery

1801-1900

Mac Phail needle holder, steel, plated, 1880-1920

Surgery

1880-1920