M0019945EA: Two amputation saws by Lesueur and Laundy, early 19th century

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Amputation saw by Lesueur with crown and 'A'.

Photograph of two amputation saws. One is by Lesueur marked with a crown and 'A'. The other is by Laundy. They were acquired as part of larger surgical instrument sets by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum from Raymond Russell and given accession numbers A500453 and A500449 respectively. They are now held by the Science Museum (object numbers A500453 and A500449). Related images: M0019945EB

September-December 1964

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index cards for the items: A500453 and A500449

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 2022.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.