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Medical Museum Collection, Box 21
Digital photograph of a Civil War era pocket surgical kit in a folding leather case. The dark green velvet lined leather case has been unrolled to show the instruments contained in it, and the black cloth carrying bag is shown behind the kit.
A pocket surgical instrument kit in a folding leather case. The dark green leather case has a green velvet lining, gold stamped edges, and a metal clasp. Three sections of instrument loops hold: 1) two packs of suture needles, 2) groove director, 3) four tortoise shell-handled folding scalpels, 3) two artery forceps, 4) tortoise shell-handled folding saw, 5) small scissors, 6) four-piece catheter, 7) two blunt probe tips, 8) folding lancet, and 9) a black cloth bag for the case. This set was used by Dr. John Mills during the Civil War, and was donated by Lt. David K. Taylor, M.C.U.S.N.R. in November 1944. The case and instruments are in excellent condition.
ca. 1860
Digital photograph of a Civil War era pocket surgical kit in a folding leather case. The dark green velvet lined leather case has been unrolled to show the instruments contained in it, and the black cloth carrying bag is shown behind the kit.
A pocket surgical instrument kit in a folding leather case. The dark green leather case has a green velvet lining, gold stamped edges, and a metal clasp. Three sections of instrument loops hold: 1) two packs of suture needles, 2) groove director, 3) four tortoise shell-handled folding scalpels, 3) two artery forceps, 4) tortoise shell-handled folding saw, 5) small scissors, 6) four-piece catheter, 7) two blunt probe tips, 8) folding lancet, and 9) a black cloth bag for the case. This set was used by Dr. John Mills during the Civil War, and was donated by Lt. David K. Taylor, M.C.U.S.N.R. in November 1944. The case and instruments are in excellent condition.
ca. 1860
