Object Listing

Used for healthcare or industrial applications. Material: Metal (nickel-plated), Colour: Silver (7 parts), c. 1920.

Used to prevent and potential eye damage, disease or injuries. Material: Ivory and metal. Colour: Cream and silver (set of 8). Maker: S. Maw & Son, c. 1870.

For the use of the eyelid. Material: Metal (nickel-plated). Colour: Silver (set of 3), c. 1930.

Use to hold the conjunctive tissue or the eyelid skin. Material: Metal. Colour: Silver. Maker: S. Maw, Son & Thompson, c. 1890.

Used during operation. Material: Steel and wood. Colour: Silver and brown (2 parts). Maker: John Wigfall & Co., c. 1947.

A surgical instrument used in superficial cuts in the skin. Material: Metal. Colour: Brass, c. 1900.

Used to relieve the symptom of pain caused by chronic anal fissures. Material: Boxwood. Colour: Light brown (2 parts), c. 1900.

For intestinal operations. Twin, curved with box joint. Material: Stainless steel. Colour: Silver. Maker: Allen & Hanburys, c. 1935.

Used to check purity of cow's milk. With glass measure in case. Material: Glass, Colour: Clear (4 parts), c. 1920.

Used to help deaf people hear more clearly. Material: Metal and brass. Colour: Silver and brass, c. 1880.

Worn within the pinna of the ear. Material: Metal. Colour: Silver (set of 2). Maker: S.A. Vibraphone, c. 1930.

Used for accurately measuring out liquid medicines. In leather-covered cases. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear. Maker: J.S. & Sons, c. 1910.

Used for protection. Material: Wire and cloth. Colour: Off-white. Maker: Evans & Sons, Lescher & Webb, c. 1920.

Small syringe used with hollow needle for injection of material into or beneath the skin. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear (2 parts). Maker: Burroughs Wellcome & Co., c. 1910.

To apply onto a wound to promote healing and protect the wound from further harm. Material: Bandage. Colour: White. Maker: S. Maw, Son & Sons, c. 1910.

To absorb large quantities of exudate and hold it away from the wound and surrounding skin. Material: Bandage. Colour: White. Maker: Berry & Co., c. 1920.

Used to treat throat and chest problems. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear, c. 1930.

Used to provide dental treatment. Set consists of: 3 dental forceps, 2 dental keys, 2 root extractors. Material: Metal and ebony. Colour: Grey and black (set of 7). Maker: Maw, c. 1880.

For use by sugeons. Set of five. Material: Metal (nickel-plated). Colour: Silver. Place: England, c. 1935.

Bottle filled with smelling salts or a scent. Material: Glass. Colour: Green. Maker: Boots, c. 1910.

2 boxes with 5 ampoules each. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear, c. 1912, 1931.

To keep record of the patients. Material: Paper. Colour: Off-white (20), c. 1930.

To keep record of information. Material: Card. Colour: Mauve (20), c. 1930.

It converts electrical input power into X-rays. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear, c. 1910.

Used for cutting lower density bone and cartilage. Curved to the left. Material: Steel. Colour: Grey. Maker: Simpson, c. 1870.

Dental instrument. Material: Metal (nickel-plated). Colour: Silver. Maker: C. Ash & Sons, c. 1920.

Uterine instrument. Material: Steel and ebony. Colour: Grey and black, c. 1860.

Uterine instrument (4 parts). Material: Ebony and metal. Colour: Black and silver, c. 1870.

Uterine instrument (5 parts). Material: Ebony and metal. Colour: Black and silver, c. 1870.

lithic artefact: Plotted Find