- Museum
- New Lanark World Heritage Site
- Date
- 1837
- Object Number
- P657
- Title
Cleland Cree Esquire's Surgeon's Box and Instruments
- Description
Velvet-lined box containing set of Surgical Instruments presented to Cleland Cree Esquire, Surgeon of New Lanark, by the people of the village in 1837. Contains 5 surgical tools and has a pewter inscription plaque on the lid. Instruments include pair of forceps, two amputation knives, cylinder forceps, and canvas tourniquet. Find out more.