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.