A.M.D. Surgeon's Instruments

Maker
John Weiss & Son (estab. 1831, closed Circa 1871)
Date
(1850-1859)
Description
British army-issue (Army Medical Department) surgeon's set, including amputating knives and saw, scalpels, various types of forceps, and other instruments.
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Object detail

Other Maker
John Weiss & Son (estab. 1831, closed Circa 1871) ▫ case, instrument handle, .10, .19, .22 &.26
S. Maw, Son & Thompson (estab. Circa 1870, closed Circa 1905) ▫ .3 & .18
Savigny and Co ▫ .9
C & W Wood ▫ .13
Evans & Co ▫ .16
W & H Hutchinson (estab. Circa 1878, closed Post 1919) ▫ .21
Matthews ▫ .28
Mayer-Meltzer, 59 Great Portland Street, London (estab. 1869, closed 1928) ▫ .29
Down Bros (estab. 1874, closed 1902) ▫ .31
Medium
steel, brass and other metals, ebony, ebonite, mahogany, plated brass and velvet
Measurements
45.5 x 17.0 x 7.8 cm (case)
Accession Number
MHM03696
Inscriptions
name/inscriptions ▫ plate on top: 'A.M.D. Surgeon's Instruments' ▫ case
maker's mark ▫ plates along front edge when open: 'JOHN WEISS & SON.' and '62, STRAND, LONDON.' ▫ case
notations/inscriptions ▫ stickers along front edge when open: '11-5-95' and 'oiled' ▫ case
unknown ▫ 'WHITFORD' ▫ .6
maker's mark ▫ 'S.MAW.SON&THOMPSON LONDON' ▫ .3
maker's mark ▫ 'WEISS.LONDON' ▫ .10
maker's mark ▫ 'SAVIGNY&Co/69 ST JAMES ST/LONDON' ▫ .9
maker's mark ▫ 'MAYER&MELTZER LONDON' ▫ .29
unknown ▫ 'PERFECTION' ▫ .30
maker's mark ▫ 'WEISS/LONDON' ▫ .19, .22 & .26
maker's mark ▫ 'MATTHEWS' ▫ .28
maker's mark ▫ 'DOWN.LONDON' ▫ .31
unknown ▫ unclear, in handle ▫ .24
maker's mark ▫ 'J&W WOOD/(crown)/MANCHESTER' ▫ .13
maker's mark ▫ 'W & H/HUTCHINSON/SHEFFIELD' ▫ .21
maker's mark ▫ 'MAW/LONDON' ▫ .18
maker's mark ▫ 'EVANS & Co/12 (unclear) St/(unclear) ▫ .16
Object Type
Medical History Museum Category

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