Trepanning set, English, c 1750s.
Image number: 10327435
Trepanning is the removal of a piece of bone from the skull. The instruments are of a type introduced by Samuel Sharp (1700-1778) of Guy's Hospital, who wrote 'Treatise on the operation of surgery' (1739). The box is identical to those used by the London scientific instrument maker Benjamin Martin (1704-1782).
- Image number:
- 10327435
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 13 January 2004 12:48
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
