M0015888: Two bistouries and an abcess lancet with maker's marks, 18th century

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Lancets and scalpels bearing maker's marks; heart and crown.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Lancets and scalpels bearing maker's marks; a key.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Lancets and scalpels bearing maker's marks; crown and star.

Photograph of the blades of three surgical insturments with maker's marks. One bistoury has a key as a maker's mark, the lancet has a crown and star and the other bistoury has a heart and crown. The bistoury with a star was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R3704/1936). The lancet was purchased by the Museum in 1919 and accessioned in 1957 (accession number R19/1957) and the other bistoury was purchased by the Museum in 1925 and accessioned in 1925 (accession number R16369). 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 R3704/1936, accession number R19/1957 and accession number R16369

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.