READ - Read's Collections

Three rectangular paper packages labelled ‘Tomes Tooth Forceps’, indicating their contents. Inside, two packages contains two forceps and the other contains one, designed for lower incisors and canines, as engraved on one of the shafts. Each instrument consists of two metal shafts, box-jointed, ending with a grooved-pattern handle at one end and curved jaws at the other. Engraved with ‘Read’.

Rectangular paper packaging, hand‑labelled '3 pcs Fergusson's bone nippers side bent', containing one angled bone forceps and one loose example of the Fergusson's type. The forceps consist of two metal shafts joined together near the curved, angled sharp tip, engraved with 'READ'. The handles are grooved.

Bone forceps consisting of two box‑joined shafts, with a spring mechanism on one, terminating in sharp jaws for gripping and cutting.

Bone forceps consisting of two box‑joined shafts, terminating in claw‑shaped jaws for gripping. Each handle is embossed and coated with black paint.

Tooth forceps consisting of two metal shafts, box-jointed, ending with a grooved-pattern handle at one end and curved, toothed jaws at the other. Engraved with 'Read'.

Bone forceps consisting of two box‑joined shafts, with sharp jaws angled upwards. Each handle is embossed and the instrument is engraved with 'READ' and coated with black paint.

Bone forceps consisting of two box‑joined shafts, with sharp jaws angled upwards. Each handle is embossed and the instrument is engraved with 'READ' and coated with black paint.

Gouge forceps consisting of two box‑joined shafts, with a spring on one, terminating in a curved, internally hollow tip. Engraved with 'Millikin'.

A folding fleam and lancet, consisting of three fleam and one lancet secured and housed in a cow horn sheath with insertion to protect the blades. Each blade, engraved with 'READ', can be extended using a small hinged lever.

Metal lenticular instrument, consisting of a shaft ending in a cylindrical blade with a blunt, button-shaped tip. One side of the blade is flat, with one lateral edge blunt and the other sharp. The metal shaft, engraved with 'Read', is fitted into a wooden handle.

Spring-operated curved blade, consisting of two curved shafts, also known as basilyst. One fitted with a wooden handle, the other with a spring mechanism and finger rest, which can be locked and secured with a screw. Used during craniotomy procedures.

Sims folding uterine sound, consisting of a metal graduated shaft. Foldable, with a sliding ring to secure its position. The shaft is graduated and features an angled, blunt tip on one end, and a flat vulcanite handle on the other.

Excavating dental instrument, consisting of a metal shaft designed for insertion into a handle. It ends in a angled blunt tip.

Uterine probes of Playfair's type, consisting of vulcanite handle and metal shaft with a flexible twiested rod ending in bulbous tip.

A paper packet, folded into a rectangular shape and tied with flax thread, containing metal trocars heads, as indicated by the one tied externally. The trocars consists of a cylindrical shaft ending in a triangular, sharp tip, with a narrower end designed for insertion into a handle.

Three caustic cases (one incomplete), each consisting of a shaft with a handle at one end and an adjustable-angle tip. A ring at the tip would have secured the instrument in place once inserted into the longitudinal opening.

Stopping instrument, a dental tool consisting of an ivory handle with a fitted metal tip ending in a star-shaped, toothed point. A flax thread ties a second, smaller metal tip to the instrument.

A paper packet, folded into a cylindrical shape and tied with flax thread, securing two flat, rectangular metal items with rounded corners as examples of the packet's contents. One end of each item has holes, indicating that these parts intended to be inserted into handles.

Bleeding lancet housed in an ivory sheath, comprising a metal blade hinged between two ivory panels.

Tumour hooks consisting of a grooved wooden handle and a metal shaft with a slide‑to‑lock mechanism securing two sharp hooks at the end.

Tenaculum, consisting of a shaft with a curved, sharp tip on one end and a flatter end on the other, designed to be inserted and completed with handles.