| Reference Number | MIMM/2018-5-10 |
| Title | Instrument Steriliser in Case |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | The leather case contains a metal two-burner lamp and a folding-leg boiler base. The leather case appears damaged and discoloured, while the lamp and boiler base show signs of corrosion and deformation due to heat. The metal lamp consists of two burners with twistable, detachable lids. When removed, they reveal the wickless burners. The lamp would be filled with spirit to burn. The folding-leg boiler base would have been positioned over it to hold the sanitising tray. The maker is unknown. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | Boiler Base (folded): 135mm 70mm x 4mm |
| Lamp: 70mm x 25mm x 30mm |
| Case (empty): 189mm x 92mm x 8mm |
| 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 | Sterilisation Instrument |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Spirit Lamp |
| Sterilisation -- instrumentation |