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Mackenzie’s Tonsillotome Tonsil Guillotine Marked Gardner Edinburgh Ebony Handle Tonsillectomy
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Mackenzie’s Tonsillotome Tonsil Guillotine Marked Gardner Edinburgh Ebony Handle Tonsillectomy

19th century
Description

Mackenzie’s Tonsillotome marked GARDNER

J. Gardner, surgeons instrument maker of 45 South Bridge, Edinburgh

Polished steel Tonsil Guillotine with carved fluted ebony handle, circa 1860

The body edge with notch to align screw clamped removable bridge fitting, to give the option to fit the handle for taking left or right tonsil.

In good sound condition but with some light surface rust darkening.

Physical Dimensions
Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Declaration

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Ebony Tonsil Guillotine to the 1860s.

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181228
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Description
Mackenzie’s Tonsillotome marked GARDNER

J. Gardner, surgeons instrument maker of 45 South Bridge, Edinburgh

Polished steel Tonsil Guillotine with carved fluted ebony handle, circa 1860

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The body edge with notch to align screw clamped removable bridge fitting, to give the option to fit the handle for taking left or right tonsil.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques

In good sound condition but with some light surface rust darkening.

Height
18cm (7.09")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Depth
2.5cm (0.98")
Date of Manufacture

Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this Antique Ebony Tonsil Guillotine to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1100800
Dealers Internal Ref
181228
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
Andrew Nethercott Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2020

Works of art, collectables, scientific and decorative antiques from the 17th - 20th century

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Archive I An antique metal tonsil guillotine featuring a long steel shaft with a sliding blade mechanism and a fluted black ebony handle.

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An antique metal tonsil guillotine featuring a long steel shaft with a sliding blade mechanism and a fluted black ebony handle.
Mackenzie’s Tonsillotome Tonsil Guillotine Marked Gardner Edinburgh Ebony Handle Tonsillectomy
Ref: SA1100800
An antique metal tonsil guillotine featuring a long steel shaft with a sliding blade mechanism and a fluted black ebony handle.
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FAQs

Designed in the 19th century by Sir Morell Mackenzie, the tonsillotome is a surgical instrument engineered to perform tonsillectomies quickly by securing the tonsil in a ring and severing it with a sliding blade mechanism.

Victorian tonsillotomes were typically constructed from steel, nickel-plated metal, or silver-plated metal, paired with turned or fluted handles made from ebony, rosewood, bone, or mother-of-pearl.

Authentic pieces from this period often feature stamped maker marks near the hinge or blade, finely turned natural material handles such as ebony, hand-fitted screw threads, and signs of period patination or minor oxidisation.

These items are commonly displayed within glass-fronted curiosity cabinets, mounted in bespoke shadow boxes on a study wall, or styled alongside antique leather-bound books on display shelving.

Metal components should be kept dry and wiped lightly with microcrystalline wax to prevent oxidisation, while ebony handles benefit from dry dusting and occasional conditioning with mineral oil.
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