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Victorian Silver Medical Etui
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Victorian Silver Medical Etui

19th century
Description

A quality silver medical etui containing two lancets, one marked “damaste”

both are a tight fit. The etui opens by pushing the button on the side, it has had little use hence opening it is quite stiff.

Good clear marks to the base, London 1859, makers mark H.C possibly Henry Crowder?

Lovely crisp engine turning to the front and back, with foliate decoration around top edge, middle and bottom edge. Empty cartouche to front.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UK.

H 6 cm

W 2.5 cm

D 0.5 cm

Declaration

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Victorian Silver Medical Etui to the Victorian era.

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Description
A quality silver medical etui containing two lancets, one marked “damaste”

both are a tight fit.

“
The etui opens by pushing the button on the side, it has had little use hence opening it is quite stiff.
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
fig 1. An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets.
fig 1. Victorian Silver Medical Etui

Good clear marks to the base, London 1859, makers mark H.C possibly Henry Crowder?

Lovely crisp engine turning to the front and back, with foliate decoration around top edge, middle and bottom edge. Empty cartouche to front.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UK.

H 6 cm

W 2.5 cm

D 0.5 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Victorian Silver Medical Etui to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1008734
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2020
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An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets.
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Archive I An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets.

Victorian silver medical etui

Archive II An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets. View II
Archive III An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets. View III
Archive IV An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets. View IV
Archive V An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets. View V
Archive VI An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets. View VI
Archive VII An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets. View VII
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

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An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets.
Victorian silver medical etui
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An open Victorian engine-turned sterling silver medical etui featuring a blank central cartouche, suspension loop, and fitted interior containing folding lancets.
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An etui is a small fitted container designed to hold specialized tools, popular from the 18th through the 19th century. In medical contexts, Victorian silver etuis were constructed to safely carry sharp instruments, such as surgical lancets, for field or home medical visits.

The outer casing was commonly crafted from sterling silver or silver plate, often decorated with engine turning or chased engraving. Internal instruments typically featured steel blades with tortoise shell, bone, or mother-of-pearl handles.

Authentic sterling silver examples feature hallmarking that indicates the silver purity standard, city mark, makers mark, and date letter. Additionally, genuine period examples exhibit characteristic hand-engraving, precise hinges, and fitted interiors made specifically for period tools.

These compact historical items are typically displayed inside glazed collector cabinets, positioned within decorative brass trays on desks, or arranged inside custom shadow boxes alongside other historical curios.

Clean the silver exterior gently using a soft, non-abrasive cotton cloth specifically designed for silver care. Store the piece in a dry environment with low humidity to prevent oxidisation of internal steel blades or degradation of organic handle materials.
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