Post-mortem surgical set

Item

Surgical set. Set includes: 1 chisel, 1 rachtome chisel, 1 scissors, 1 bowel scissors, 1 lifting back bone saw, 1 dissecting forceps, 1 blow-pipe, 1 costotome, 5 scalpels with ivory handles, 1 tenaculum with ivory handle, 3 cartilage knives, 4 surgical needles and thread, 1 tissue forceps and 1 retraction chain with 3 hooks.
Surgical set. Set includes: 1 chisel, 1 rachtome chisel, 1 scissors, 1 bowel scissors, 1 lifting back bone saw, 1 dissecting forceps, 1 blow-pipe, 1 costotome, 5 scalpels with ivory handles, 1 tenaculum with ivory handle, 3 cartilage knives, 4 surgical needles and thread, 1 tissue forceps and 1 retraction chain with 3 hooks.
Surgical set. Set includes: 1 chisel, 1 rachtome chisel, 1 scissors, 1 bowel scissors, 1 lifting back bone saw, 1 dissecting forceps, 1 blow-pipe, 1 costotome, 5 scalpels with ivory handles, 1 tenaculum with ivory handle, 3 cartilage knives, 4 surgical needles and thread, 1 tissue forceps and 1 retraction chain with 3 hooks.
A post mortem surgical wooden tool box with USA labeled on it.
A post mortem surgical wooden tool box with USA labeled on it.
A post mortem surgical wooden tool box with USA labeled on it.
A post mortem surgical wooden tool box with USA labeled on it.
A post mortem surgical wooden tool box with USA labeled on it.
Title
Post-mortem surgical set
Description
Surgical set. Set includes: 1 chisel, 1 rachtome chisel, 1 scissors, 1 bowel scissors, 1 lifting back bone saw, 1 dissecting forceps, 1 blow-pipe, 1 costotome, 5 scalpels with ivory handles, 1 tenaculum with ivory handle, 3 cartilage knives, 4 surgical needles and thread, 1 tissue forceps and 1 retraction chain with 3 hooks. Instruments marked: "H. Hernstein & Son"
Creator
H. Hernstein & Son.
Date
1863
Format
13 x 33 x 6 cm
Materials
steel
ebony
mahogany
velvet
Subject
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Type
medical device
Tag
Surgical instruments
Item sets
Artifacts