Spring lancet. Small wooden box with black leather lined exterior and cream fabric lined interior; lid embossed with symbol resembling a flower; lancet casing made of brass with release button on one side; item has 1 small steel blade and steel handle; includes manufacturer markings: "J. REYNDERS & CO. -- Surg'l Inst's Anat. Models. -- 303 Fourt...
Contributor:
John Reynders & Co (New York, New York)
Created:
1860 - 1884?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Surgical set. Red velvet lined wooden box with lid, three metal hinges, and unilateral sliding lock; top surface of box is missing a plaque; divider is missing; lid houses a metacarpal saw and Satterlee's capital saw; also included in box: three knives, one tenaculum, and one forceps.
Contributor:
Horatio G. Kern (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Created:
1860 - 1885?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Surgical set. Wooden box with beige velvet lining main compartment and red velvet lining lid; lid is attached with three metal hinges; top surface of box has a metal plaque; front of box has a lock and key enclosure; lid houses capital saw, Hey's saw, lifting-back metacarpal saw, brush, Galt's conical trephine and handle, bone forceps, and tourn...
Contributor:
Jacob J. Teufel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Created:
1860 - 1882?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Includes index. ""Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by Lee & Walker, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.""
Tonsillotome. Long, flat, rectangular metal instrument with a broad, round, fenestrated distal end; proximal end has a round ebondy handle with two protruding finger rests on top; beneath handle there is a round knob for operating diamond-shaped cutting blade that slides backwards and forwards in fenestration; long, pointed needle sits atop main...
Created:
1860 - 1880?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.