Blade, amputation saw

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1860–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0579.002

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: 2
Total Parts: 39
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal blade saw with ebony handle

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.5 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: 2.4 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: A saw blade used in field hospitals for performing surgery, particularly amputations.
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: N/A
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Grey- or silver-coloured metal blade.
Decoration: N/A

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HERNSTEIN, H. & SON, Blade, amputation saw, between 1860–1880, Artifact no. 1968.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0579.002/

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