The Science and Art of Medicine

Silver mounted fishskin instrument case, with instruments, bearing arms of Barber Surgeons' Company, English

• Surgical instrument case and instruments, English, 1650-1700.

Large hacksaw-shaped amputation saw, perhaps 17th century

• Amputation saw, 17th Century.

Murphy's anastomosis button, steel, chrome-plated, by Down of London.

• Anastomosis button, c. 1930.

Mayo Robson's bone bobbins, set of 22 of varying size, 1880-1920, probably British

• Gastro-intestinal bobbins, 1880-1920.

Laryngeal lancet, MacKenzie type, steel, nickel plated, by Down Bros. of London

• Laryngeal lancet, early 20th century.

Laryngeal forceps, MacKenzie type, steel, nickel plated, by Down Bros. of London

• Laryngeal forceps, early 20th century.

Fell-O'Dwyer apparatus, steel, nickel plated, with 3 steel heads and 2 vulcanite

• Apparatus for artificial respiration, 1880s

Cutting dilator, Whistler type, for stenosis of the larynx, steel, nickel plated, by Down Bros. of London, with 2 spare heads

• Whistler's laryngeal cutting dilator, early 20th century.

This instrument is composed of nickel-plated steel and was manufactured by Down Bros. of London. Basil Hall designed this clamp to be used during ovariotomy operations of the type devised by Ernst Wertheim (1864-1920) of Vienna. The operation was fir

• Basil Hall�s ovariotomy clamp, 1910-1920.

Amputation set, almost complete, instruments of steel and ivory, in mahogany case, veneered, by Arnold and Son of London. This item was awarded the gold medal at the London Exhibition 1871

• Steel and ivory amputation set, 1866-1871.