a early 1900`s boxed set of medical instruments by Arnold & sons London
ideal for a Boer war - first war display
pocket sized box of tools used to locate and remove foreign objects such as shrapnel , bullets ect
leather covered brass hinged wooden box measuring 16.5cm x 9cm and 4cm deep
inside velvet and silk lined with maker " Arnold & sons London "
instruments all very clean and no damage complete as made / carried
# syringe
# wooden handled spike probe with extending cover / shield
# round ended tweezers
# wooden handled spike probe with threaded disc to limit , regulate depth of use
# also a small folding cutting blade marked " stainless steel " [ see last photo ] added in box by former owner
box closes firm with a snap all in very good condition
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established in 1866 - Arnold & Sons. name changed in 1923 when
Incorporated into John Bell & Croyden Ltd, based then at 35 West Smithfield, London.