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Type of Object
Set, amputation
Place of Manufacture
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date of Manufacture
1860-1875
Physical Details
Mahogany veneer case with brass corners straps and lock; recessed brass plate (unengraved) on top of case; interior of case is lined in purple velvet (faded). Case has two hook and eye latches; left hook is broken off. Set contains ten items including: 36 cm long capital bone saw with checkered ebony handle marked H.G. Kern; 41 cm long Liston long amputation knife with checkered ebony handle marked H.G. Kern; 31.5 long circular amputation knife with checkered ebony handle marked H.G. Kern; bistoury with ebony handle marked Tiencken; tenaculum with checkered ebony handle; 22 cm long metacarpal bone saw with checkered ebony handle; bow saw with checkered ebony handle; and artery forceps; straight bone forceps marked Kern; and Petit?s spiral tourniquet. One knife is missing.
Dimensions
6.5 cm. x 45 cm. x 27 cm.
Medical Subject
Amputation -- instrumentation; Surgical Instruments
Accession Number
1986.102
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: Amputation 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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