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One of two digital photographs (with 77-142_1_15b.jpg) of an amputation set in a wooden case. In this image, the bottom portion of the broken case and several of the heavily rusted instruments have been placed on a gray box top. A ruler has been placed in front for size comparison.
Medical Museum Collection, Box 81
An amputation set in a wooden case, donated by C.L. Booth. The case and contents are in extremely poor condition. The purple velvet-lined case is in several pieces, and is missing some parts. The instruments are heavily rusted. The kit contains: 1) three ebony-handled amputation knives, 2) two ebony-handled metacarpal saws, 3) Heys cranial saw, 4) bullet forceps, 5) tweezer forceps, 6) two directors, 7) elevator and raspatory, 8) brass trephine with handle, and 9) large amputation saw. The case has a brass nameplate, engraved "C. Eugene Stroud, M.D., Sandusky, OH."
ca. 1860's-1870's
Medical Museum Collection, Box 81
An amputation set in a wooden case, donated by C.L. Booth. The case and contents are in extremely poor condition. The purple velvet-lined case is in several pieces, and is missing some parts. The instruments are heavily rusted. The kit contains: 1) three ebony-handled amputation knives, 2) two ebony-handled metacarpal saws, 3) Heys cranial saw, 4) bullet forceps, 5) tweezer forceps, 6) two directors, 7) elevator and raspatory, 8) brass trephine with handle, and 9) large amputation saw. The case has a brass nameplate, engraved "C. Eugene Stroud, M.D., Sandusky, OH."
ca. 1860's-1870's
