Amputation Set

Subject(s): | Place of Manufacture: Philadelphia (Pa.) Time Period: Nineteenth century Amputation -- instrumentation; Surgical Instruments Manufacturer: H.G. Kern; Julius Tiencken |
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Date Created: | 1860-1875 |
Title: | Amputation Set. |
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Name(s): |
Virginia Commonwealth University. Health Sciences Library. Special Collections & Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Genre: | Medical artifact | |
Date Created: | 1860-1875 | |
Extent: | 6.5 cm. x 45 cm. x 27 cm. | |
Physical description: | 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. | |
Identifier(s): |
Accession Number: 1986.102 (accession number) CONTENTdm ID: mar/id/131 (CONTENTdm ID) |
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Note(s): |
Type of Object: Set, amputation |
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Subject(s): |
Place of Manufacture: Philadelphia (Pa.) Time Period: Nineteenth century Amputation -- instrumentation; Surgical Instruments Manufacturer: H.G. Kern; Julius Tiencken |
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LC Classification: | R856.A5 | |
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Rights Statement: | In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted | |
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Is Part Of: | Collection: Medical Artifacts Collection. | |
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