Object Listing

Cased set: 1 oz syringe, 6 brass pipes, 2 ivory pipes, 1 silver-plated pipe and 1 two-way tap. Registered 2 Mar 1847 no. 984. Material: Brass and ivory. Colour: Brass and cream. Maker: Weiss and Son, c. 1870.

A lamp burning volatile spirits, especially methylated spirits, instead of oil. Copper bottom with brass cap. Letters BLT engraved on object. Material: Copper and brass. Colour: Copper and brass, c. 1910.

Used for measuring temperature. In metal case. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear. Maker: G.H. Zeal, c. 1930.

Used to hold test tubes. It is used for holding a test tube in place when the tube is hot or should not be touched. In wooden handle. Material: Nickel-plated brass. Colour: Brass, c. 1930.

Used to immobilise a fractured or dislocated bone. Suitable for left leg. Material: Wood. Colour: Beige, c. 1930.

An instrument used to gently stretch the vagina. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear, c. 1930.

50 no. 3 medium threads stored in alcohol in a rubber stoppered tube in case. Material: Silkworm gut. Colour: Pink. Maker: James Woolley, c. 1940.

Fine silk ligatures. Orginally 50 x 12 inch in tube. Material: Silk. Colour: Cream, c. 1930.

Originally 50 strands of fine 12 inch catgut in tube. Manufactured 17 May 1934. Material: Catgut. Colour: Beige. Maker: Savory and Moore, c. 1934.

Only 4 of 7 original tubes of ointment left. All in tin box. Material: Ointment, c. 1940.

4 doz sponges sealed in 4 groups of 12 each in carton case. Material: Sponge. Maker: Johnson and Johnson, c. 1940.

Compressed bandage - still sealed. Material: Bandage. Maker: T.J. Smith and Nephew, c. 1940.

Used for measuring temperature in a bath. Material: Glass and japanned tin. Colour: Clear and black. Maker: G.H. Zeal, c. 1930.

A small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes. Material: Nickel-plated brass. Colour: Silver, c. 1920.

In metal handle. Nasal instrument. Material: Nickel-plated brass. Colour: Silver, c. 1920.

Used by the physicians to examine the anterior part of the nose. Material: Silver-plated brass. Colour: Silver, c. 1920.

Case contained 12 cicular first aid dressings for small wounds. Material: Tin. Colour: Orange and black. Maker: T.J. Smith and Nephew, c. 1940.

Used to support, hold or fix something. Material: Chrome. Colour: Silver. Maker: Down Bros., c. 1950.

For one-time use in metal tin. Material: Tin. Colour: Painted bronze, c. 1940.

Used to remove blackheads and whiteheads from the skin. Double-ended, curette ends. Material: Nickel. Colour: Silver, c. 1950.

Eye instruments. With Critchett's fine grooved director in case. Set of 4. Material: Silver. Colour: Silver, c. 1930.

Dental instrument. Material: Stainless steel. Colour: Silver. Maker: Ash, c. 1930.

For holding litmus paper while testing urine. Material: Stainless steel. Colour: Silver. Maker: Lennon Ltd, c. 1950.

Used to sterilise dressing materials, surgical instruments, surgical gowns, towels and other reusable medical devices. Small portable drum. Material: Nickel. Colour: Silver, c. 1940.

Grooved for outflow. Material: Glass. Colour: Clear, c. 1930.

Bag empty, apart from 7 bottles in metal containers. Used for, e.g., needles, iodine chloroform, etc. Material: Leather. Colour: Brown, c. 1920.

Used to carve wax patterns. Material: Polished steel and ebony. Colour: Grey and black. Maker: Ash, c. 1900.

For forming and contouring archwires, reshaping molar bands and enhancing crown form contours. Material: Nickel-plated. Colour: Silver, c. 1920.

Nameplate for ophthalmic and aural surgeon. Material: Brass. Colour: Brass, c. 1900.

Suitable for use in mixing all kind of dental cements. For extra information: Ash Catalogue p. 40. Material: Glass. Colour: Greenish, c. 1920.