Reproduction
Object numberRCSIC/I 51
CollectionInstruments
Categoryamputation instruments
Object nameamputation sets
DescriptionAmputation set consisting of seven steel instruments with rosewood handles, in a wooden case with red velvet lining, some instruments are marked by Savigny or Bodker, British, mid to late 18th century.
The case may have belonged to John Edward Fosbrooke (1795-1886), who was the great-great grandfather of the donor.
The set includes the following instruments: a bow amputation saw (unmarked), a metacarpal saw (unmarked and probably not original to the set), box jointed forceps with distal perforated end for tying ligatures (unmarked), a key to unlock the sexagonal screw used to tighten/ loosen the blade of the bow saw (unmarked), a curved amputation knife by Bodker, a part curved amputation knife by Savigny, and a bistoury by Savigny, as well as three suture needles stored under an ivory handled lid. There is also space for a tenaculum (missing).
Extensive treatment conservation work undertaken in June 2017. See attached treatment report.
Production date 1740 - 1800
Owner/user
presented
Physical Location
LocationOn display in the Hunterian Museum, Room 1: Surgery and Anatomy
Physical Information
Physical descriptionSteel, wood, velvet.
Dimensions
height: 65 mm
width: 478 mm
depth: 230 mm
width: 478 mm
depth: 230 mm
