Reproduction
Object numberRCSIC/Q 11
CollectionInstruments
Categorypost-mortem instruments
Object namepost-mortem instrument sets
DescriptionPost-mortem set in rosewood and brass bound case, marked Millikin & Lawley, London, but with instruments by Ferguson, Weiss and Arnold & Sons, c.1880.
The set contains a saw with detachable handle, a drainage tube, two scalpels, a triple retracting hook on chains, a small double retracting hook, two larger knives, straight chisel and another with blades at right-angles with a small anvil, all to use with the detachable handle. A pair of scissor, three knives and one balde are missing.
Production date 1875 - 1885
Distributor
Physical Location
LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Millikin & Lawley, 165 Strand, London
Dimensions
whole length: 240 mm
whole width: 84 mm
whole height: 42 mm
whole width: 84 mm
whole height: 42 mm
