(2) Antique 19th Century English Minor Surgical and Pocket Instrument Sets. One is in a leather-bound case with blue felt interior and brass accents, holding bone-handled thin implements like scalpels, needles, and small blades. The larger piece is a rich mahogany box with brass hinges and accents, holding bone-handled curved and straight blades such as scalpels, bistouries, and tenaculums secured with a brass swivel-latch. 
A bottom compartment/tray holds a collection of narrow tools, probes, and hooks nested in a fitted wooden frame, similarly bone-handled. The largest implements are marked "Coxeter London," indicating they were produced between 1836 when the renowned manufacturer was founded by James Coxeter (evolving into J. Coxeter & Co., J. Coxeter & Son, James Coxeter & Son, and Coxeter Limited) and 1923 when the company was absorbed by the British Oxygen Company. 

Condition: Several implements missing from the wooden box set. 

Largest Box: 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.

Several implements missing from the wooden box set. 

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