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Type of Object
Set, general surgery
Place of Manufacture
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1870-1880
Physical Details
Surgical Pocket Set, including 14 instruments for general surgery. The case is black calfskin leather with a latch closure, divided into four separate compartments, and is lined with red velvet and satin with insewn pockets for holding the instruments in place. The included instruments are a tenaculum, forceps, probe, scalpels, all composed of nickel plated steel and with the folding instruments having tortoise shell handles with retractable blades. A total of 14 instruments are included in this set, out of 20 slots provided for instruments. There is a decorative gold leaf embossing on the outer cover. Set does not appear to be strictly organic.
Dimensions
3.2 cm. x 15.4 cm. x 7 cm.
Medical Subject
Surgical Instruments
Accession Number
1998.10.1
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Folding Pocket General Surgical Set, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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