| Reference Number | MIMM/1964-3 |
| Title | Brass-bound Wooden Box of Scalpels |
| Date | 1850-1899 |
| Creator Name | John Weiss & Son Ltd, Medical supply company, 1787- |
| Description | Wooden box consisting of 6 ivory-handled scalpels and two loose needles, presented by Dr G Bewley. The 6 scalpels are individually set in the box with metal mounting supporting the base of the handles and the need of the blade. Each scalpel blade is of a different size, with equal sized handles. The blades are set about 20mm into the handles. The inner lid of the box has a hidden compartment that can be lifted to reveal two, now empty, spaces intended to store scissors. The box is brass-bound and intended to be locked. At the bottom of the box a red and white price label is present with handwritten price "£330". |
| Extent | 9 parts |
| Dimensions | Box: 187mm x 73mm x 35mm |
| 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 | Instrument Case |
| Term | Scalpels |
| Surgical Equipment |
| Surgical Procedures, Operative |