University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Surgery
Classification
General Surgery
Surgery
Accession Number
1979.7.1 a-o
Description
A surgeon's kit in a velvet-lined walnut case (o); contains: (a) an amputation saw; (b) Liston's bone forceps; (c) a metacarpal saw; (d) Liston's small knife; (e) Liston's small catling knife; (f) trepanning and amputation scalpel; (g) teneculum; (h) Liston's bulldog forceps; (i) Liston's long knif…
A surgeon's kit in a velvet-lined walnut case (o); contains: (a) an amputation saw; (b) Liston's bone forceps; (c) a metacarpal saw; (d) Liston's small knife; (e) Liston's small catling knife; (f) trepanning and amputation scalpel; (g) teneculum; (h) Liston's bulldog forceps; (i) Liston's long knife; (j) trocar in ivory or bone case; (k) wax for waxing thread; (l) suture needle; (m) adhesive; (n) suture needle.
Number Of Parts
15
Part Names
a - amputation saw
b - bone forceps
c - metacarpal saw
d - small knife
e - small catling knife
f - scalpel
g - tenaculum
h - bulldog forceps
i - long knife
j - trocar
k - wax
l - needle
m - adhesive
n - needle
o - case - Size: Length 39.2 cm x Width 10.8 cm x Depth 7.5 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D. G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.