NAM.1963-03-82-2-1

Set of midwifery instruments, 1850 (c). Used by the East India Company. Made by Evans and Co, London, and consisting of a mahogany case with two brass strips around its shorter side, and a brass inset in the lid with a rectangular handle. The lid fastens with a lock and with 2 brass clips rotating in grooves on either side. It is lined with brown velvet and has grooves for each instrument. There are two brass hinges. The case originally contained seven instruments and still contains six instruments. A pair of scissors which should be present is now missing. The maker of the hinges is untraceable.