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ca. 1910?
A surgical kit in a wood case, donated by F.W. Brodie, M.D., in September 1941. The case originally belonged to Dr. E.D. Steincamp, and bears his nameplate. The purple velvet-lined case has brass hardware and two instrument bays, and measures 40.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm. The set is missing some of the original instruments. The case contains: 1) ebony-handled amputation saw, 2) saw blade, with protective cloth sheath, 3) trephine, with removable ebony handle, 4) ebony-handled tenaculum, 5) metal curette, 6) leather patch, 7) tourniquet with brass buckle and rubber belt, 8) three ebony-handled amputation knives, 9) Heys cranial saw, and 10) periosteal elevator and raspatory. The instruments are in excellent condition, and the case is in good condition.
Medical Museum Collection, Shelf 4C2
Digital photograph of a surgical kit and its wooden case. The instruments have been removed from the case and arranged on a gray counter. The case is shown closed at the rear, and the case key can be seen among the instruments. A ruler has been placed in the foreground for size comparison.
A surgical kit in a wood case, donated by F.W. Brodie, M.D., in September 1941. The case originally belonged to Dr. E.D. Steincamp, and bears his nameplate. The purple velvet-lined case has brass hardware and two instrument bays, and measures 40.5 x 15 x 7.5 cm. The set is missing some of the original instruments. The case contains: 1) ebony-handled amputation saw, 2) saw blade, with protective cloth sheath, 3) trephine, with removable ebony handle, 4) ebony-handled tenaculum, 5) metal curette, 6) leather patch, 7) tourniquet with brass buckle and rubber belt, 8) three ebony-handled amputation knives, 9) Heys cranial saw, and 10) periosteal elevator and raspatory. The instruments are in excellent condition, and the case is in good condition.
Medical Museum Collection, Shelf 4C2
Digital photograph of a surgical kit and its wooden case. The instruments have been removed from the case and arranged on a gray counter. The case is shown closed at the rear, and the case key can be seen among the instruments. A ruler has been placed in the foreground for size comparison.
