A catalogue of surgical instruments, apparatus, appliances, etc. / manufactured and sold by John Weiss & Son.

  • John Weiss & Son (London, England)
Date:
1863
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A catalogue of surgical instruments, apparatus, appliances, etc. / manufactured and sold by John Weiss & Son. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

    256/268 (page 62)
    INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED BY H. M. EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS. Pocket Case—Case of Tooth Instruments—Set of Silver and Gum Elastic Catheters—Female Catheter—Set of Bougies— Midwifery Forceps — Trachea Tube — Case with Amputating Knife and Catlin—Amputating Saw—Hey's Saw—Tourniquet —Needles and Silk—4 Lancets in Case. In addition to the above, it is recommended that the following instruments be procured;— Cupping Apparatus—Trocar and Canula—Trephine and Elevator—Craniotomy Forceps—Perforator—Blunt Hook. MEDICINE CHESTS. SURGEON'S OR APOTHECARIES' PORTABLE DISPENSING CABINET. The Chest contains 82 Stopped Flint Glass Bottles, from 1 oz. to 21b. each—10 Drawers, containing 23 Stone Jars,, with covers, from 4 oz. to 4 lb. each—2 Mortars, Drop, and Graduated Measures, Funnels, Dispensing Scales, with Brass Pillar, Knives, Spatulas, etc., etc., with ample room for extras. Size 6 ft. 9 in. high, 3 ft. broad, 1 ft. 5 in. deep. COLONIAL OR EMIGRANT CHESTS, No. 1. Containing 28 Bottles (fourteen 6oz., six 4 oz., fourteen 24 oz., and four 1 oz. Stopped Green Bottles, and Slab at top)— Four pots with Covers—Mortar and Pestle—Graduated Measure, Knife, etc., in the Drawer.