A.M.D Surgeons Instruments, in fitted case with cover bag and contents list
Maker
Evans and Wormull
Date
Circa 1895
Description
Surgical kit in wooden case consisting of 61 instruments, 1 tourniquet, 1 spool of wire, thread, 2 packets of needles and a card listing contents of the case. The case has brass fittings, purple velvet lining and a lift-out compartment. It is covered in a brown canvas bag.
British army-issue (Army Medical Department), the kit is fitted out for most surgical procedures.
See full details
Object detail
Evans & Co ▫ tourniquet, clip 2, traceotomy dilating tube, scalpel 1, naevus needle, bistoury
Simpson ▫ amputating saw
Weiss ▫ scalpel 2, amputating knife 2 & catlin knife
Maw (estab. Circa 1850, closed Circa 1900) ▫ MHM00072.39 - pin-cutting forceps
Down Bros (estab. 1874, closed 1902) ▫ Vulsellum forceps
Ferguson (estab. 1822, closed Pre 1869) ▫ dressing forceps
Listers ▫ needle pack 1
Gardner ▫ scalpel 3
Savigny and Co ▫ finger knife
name/inscriptions ▫ on lid: 'A.M.D/(crown)/SURGEONS INSTRUMENTS' ▫ case
maker's mark ▫ 'EVANS & Co/31 STAMFORD St./LONDON' ▫ tourniquet, clip 2, bistoury 1, bistoury 2, naevus needle & scalpel 1
maker's mark ▫ 'SIMPSON/56 STRAND/LONDON' ▫ amputating saw
maker's mark ▫ on 1st page: 'CONTENTS/OF/Surgeon's Case/ARMY NEW REGULATION PATTERN./Manufactured by EVANS & WORMULL,/31 Stamford Street,/Blackfriars,/Date ..... LONDON.' ▫ contents list
dates ▫ '31/3/96' ▫ contents list
maker's mark ▫ 'SILVER/EVANS & Co' ▫ traceotomy dilating tube
maker's mark ▫ 'MAW.LONDON' ▫ MHM00072.39 - pin-cutting forceps
maker's mark ▫ 'EVANS & Co/LONDON' ▫ .6-.8, .10, hernia director & artery forceps
maker's mark ▫ 'EVANS & Co/6 DOW(unclear)ILL/LONDON' ▫ folding saw
materials/inscriptions ▫ 'SILVER' ▫ cannula 2
maker's mark ▫ 'DOWN/LONDON' ▫ Vulsellum forceps
maker's mark ▫ 'EVANS & Co/OLDCHANGE/LONDON' ▫ amputating knife 1 & scalpel 4
maker's mark ▫ 'WEISS/LONDON' ▫ scalpel 2, amputating knife 2 & catlin knife
maker's mark ▫ 'EVANS&WORMULL' ▫ Ponteau's trocar
maker's mark ▫ 'FERGUSON/LONDON' ▫ dressing forceps
name/inscriptions ▫ in gilt: 'KEY, EVANS & WORMULL,/LONDON' ▫ key packet
name/inscriptions ▫ in gilt: recto, 'SUPERFINE/SURGEONS' NEEDLES/Finest Quality./MADE IN ENGLAND'; verso, 'GUARANTEED/OF/SUPERIOR/QUALITY' and 'WARRANTED/Perfect/1 Dozen No /HALF CURVED/LISTERS' ▫ needle pack 1
name/inscriptions ▫ in silver: 'SURGICAL NEEDLES/WITH/METALLIC THREAD/Nickelled. No.'/EVANS & WORMULL, London.' ▫ needle pack 2
maker's mark ▫ 'GARDNER/EDINBURGH' ▫ scalpel 3
maker's mark ▫ 'EVANS&Co/12 OLD FISH St/LONDON' ▫ tenotomy knife
maker's mark ▫ 'SAVIGNY/& Co/LONDON' ▫ finger knife
Do you know something about this object?
Be the first to comment on this object record.