An antique surgical set of Adenoid Curettes, Adenoid Curettes were used to surgically remove enlarged adenoid tissue to treat or prevent complications like ear infections, hearing loss, nasal obstruction, and related health problems in children. The instrument allowed surgeons to quickly and mechanically excise the adenoids, especially before the widespread use of general anaesthesia.
 
This is a set of three marked 1, 2 & 3 and a fourth.
 
The catalogue illustration for a similar example was taken from a surgical instruments catalogue dated 1870.