A set of dissection instruments, without a case. The instruments were donated by Mrs. E.H. McLean. They had been used by her father, Dr. Peter Cooper of Wilmington, DE, circa 1885. The collection includes: 1) ebony-handled metacarpal saw, 2) ebony-handled tenaculum, 3) ebony-handled aneurism needle, 4) two ebony-handled curved bistouries and one metal-handled curved bistoury, all with probe points, and 5) ebony-handled double-bladed knife, with a 2-cm diameter rounded edge. The items are all in good condition.
Digital photograph of a set of dissection instruments, arranged on a dark gray counter. A typed donor card has been placed to the right of the instruments.
ca. 1885
Medical Museum Collection, Box 26