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Type of Object
Bag, medical
Place of Manufacture
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Date of Manufacture
1900-1940
Physical Details
Latching portable surgical bag with included compartment for storage of a cold sterilizer. The box is wooden, wrapped entirely in black leather. The case has a latch-type opening on the top with a keyhole, and a single black leather handle which is attached on either side of the latch. Two ancillary steel latches can connect to further secure the lid on either side of the bag. The bottom of the bag contains an opening, secured by thumb-twist type latches, which holds a cold sterilizer.
Dimensions
25 cm. x 42.5 cm. x 16.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Equipment and Supplies
Accession Number
1985.19.11a
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Surgical Bag, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00141.jpg