An amputation set, housed in a wooden box lined with red velvet. Included in the set are two types of saws, a capital saw and a lifting-back saw. In addition there are a few longer knives and a capital saw, a tenaculum, and a pair of bone forceps. There appear to be some empty spaces within the kit, indicating some instruments may been missing.
Complete steam atomizer (Apparatus No. 15) in pine box with partial label. In the image there is a metal boiler with a heat source, a container to catch any dripping or condensation, and a face shield to guide the steam.
Three hand forged iron spoon with hooked ends, one with spiral shaft. The lengths of the devices vary (between 18 cm. and 20 cm.) as do the spoon dimensions.
Smellie, William (1697-1763) Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 049
Image Count:
1
Description:
This is an instrument for removing a fetus. William Smellie (1697 - 1763), British obstetrician, designed this perforator to work like a pair of scissors. The operator was required to use both hands to open the blades and cut the tissue. The end of the short pointed blades has a shoulder, which prevents the device from being introduced to too great a depth. This example includes a pin lock.
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Smellie, William (1697-1763), and Yale University. School of Medicine.
