| Reference Number | MIMM/2017-5/72 |
| Title | Instruments in Steriliser |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Creator Name | Allen & Hanburys Limited, Pharmaceutical goods company, 1715-1958 |
| Description | This is a cylindrical metal case with a twistable lid. Upon opening, a vertical tray can be removed, containing the following items: two screw-joint artery forceps, a screw-joint pair of scissors, one screw-joint sinus Lister forceps (size 9), a set of spring forceps, a trocar with twistable cap and cannula (size "S" "2"), a scalpel handle, a director with scoop (size 3), and a sanitising tray holding one scalpel blade each. The instruments and the case are engraved with "Allen & Hanburys London," and some instruments are also marked with "MT" and "stainless steel."
Signs of wear and tear are visible. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 155mm x 85mm x 85mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Cannula |
| Forceps |
| Scalpels |
| Steriliser |
| Term | Cannula |
| Forceps |
| General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Sterilisation -- instrumentation |