Knife, amputation

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1860–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1968.0579.013
MANUFACTURER
HERNSTEIN, H. & SON
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
13
Total Parts
39
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
metal knife with ebony handle

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
32.5 cm
Width
2.2 cm
Height
1.2 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Instruments
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
HERNSTEIN
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
City
New York

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Some of these instruments probably used c. 1860s +; most used c. 1880s+
Canada
Example of amputation instrument kit made for use in the American Civil War: similar kits were used in Canada during this period by doctors working in hospitals. Individual instrument design remained almost unchanged into the 20th C, and many WWI surgeons carried kits similar to this.
Function
Used to cut between bones at the joints, or to clean between bones prior to sawing.
Technical
Example of amputation kit of type used by doctors treating casualties in field hospitals. Some of these instruments, marked "U.S.A Hosp. Dept." may have been manufactured for use in the American Civil War: Hermann Hernstein & Son was a major supplier to the Union government. Others may be replacements for missing instruments: those with ebony handles probably pre-date 1880, and Lister's work on germ theory.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.13 amputation knife incised " hernstein/ & Son "
Missing
Appears complete
Finish
Silver coloured metal knife with a black handle.
Decoration
N/A

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