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A set of podiatric instruments in an instrument roll, donated by Dr. Sheldon A. and Ira Jacobson in June, 1969. The black roll is lined in a red plush material, and contains: 1) ivory-handled corn knife, 2) plyer-like nail cutters, 3) manicure file, 4) plain tweezers, 5) cuticle knife with mother-of-pearl handle, 6) nail cutters with straight handles, 7) ebony-handled tweezers, 8) hook with lacquered white handle, 9) two knives with spatula blades and mother-of-pearl handles, 10) two knives with finger-shaped blades and wooden handles, 11) ivory-handled pocket knife, 12) ivory-handled spatula blade, and 13) a small black case, marked "Heinr. Boker & Co. -- Fabrik, Zeichen," which contains a sandpaper nail file, a double-ended nail file, a small blade with black laminate handle, a dull blade with metal handle, a spatule blade with mother-of-pearl handle, and a curved blade with mother-of-pearl handle. The instruments are all in good condition.
Medical Museum Collection, Box 54
Digital photograph of a set of podiatric instruments in a red-lined instrument roll. The case has been unfurled to show the contents, and a tape measure has been placed in the foreground for size comparison.
ca. 1890's

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