M0015890: Blades of two lancets and a bistoury with maker's marks: a crown, 18th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Lancet showing a spade and name; STILL.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Lancet showing a crown.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Lancet showing a crown and R., makers name.

Photograph of three surgical instruments with maker's marks. The abcess lancet has a crown as a maker's mark and was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1957 (accession number R17/1957). The bleeding lancet has a crown and "R" as a maker's mark and was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1957 (accession number R20/1957). The bistoury has a spade and the name "Still" as a maker's mark. It was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R4604/1936). None of the items are held by Wellcome Collection.

1957

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: accession number R17/1957, accession number R20/1957 and R4604/1936

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.