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Type of Object
Saw, amputation
Place of Manufacture
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1863-1872
Physical Details
Bow saw with nickel plated metal blade. Handle has checkered groves on an ebony handle with a brass finger ring and thumb stop. Screw on the bottom of the saw allows the blade to be removed.
Dimensions
40.5 cm. x 10 cm. x 1 cm.
Medical Subject
Amputation -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1983.131
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: Bow Saw, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00008.jpg