M0015889: Three surgical instruments: curved bistoury, 18th century, handle of a fleam inscribed with a crest on one side, mid 19th century and fleam inscribed "J.S. 1782"

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Fleam handle inscribed 1.5.1782.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Scalpel.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Handle inscribed with a crest on one side.

Photograph of three surgical instruments. The bistoury was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1957 (accession number R21/1957). The fleam with a crest was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1955 (accession number R101/1955) and the fleam inscribed "J.S. 1782" was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1957 (accession number R18/1957). 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 R21/1957, accession number R101/1955 and accession number R18/1957

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.