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Description
Surgery and amputation kit of the type used in the field during the Civil War. This kit is unique because it contains a syringe kit that was added at a later date. The cutters were made by Sharp and Smith of Chicago and were not part of the original kit. Contains: 1 saw, 5 knives, 1 tweezers, 1 hooked probe, 1 pair surgical clippers, 1 tourniquet, 3 needles, 1 syringe kit by Johnson & Johnson (probably of later origin.) Handles of original instruments are pre sterilization. Missing one tool.
Type
image
Identifier
CF931774-27D4-4555-B410-215889470939 1989-84-9
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 (LCSH) Surgical instruments Physicians Medical equipment & supplies Medical instruments and apparatus (LCSH)
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