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Type of Object
Set, amputation
Place of Manufacture
Syracuse (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1840-1860
Physical Details
Amputation and surgical set with purple velvet lining and an exterior case with handle. Case contains 15 (fifteen) items: A bone trephine and its component detachable ebony handle, which attaches with a screw mechanism; two tenacula; a probe-pointed bistoury; amputation knives in three sizes; a Satterlee's capital saw; a Wood's circular knife; a tirefond; a tweezers; a trepanning elevator and rasp; and a tenotome.
Dimensions
10.5 cm. x 41 cm. x 16.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Amputation -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1986.2
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: Amputation and Surgical Set, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00130.jpg