Surgical kit

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OBJECT TYPE: POST MORTEM & DISSECTION
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0085.001

MANUFACTURER: Down Bros.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: saw blade
Patents: N/A
General Description: METALS (INCLUDING STEEL AND/OR GERMAN SILVER).

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.6 cm
Width: 6.9 cm
Height: 4.4 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: Down
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE INSTRUMENTS PROBABLY USED MID-LATE 19TH C.+
Canada: SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS BELONGING TO DR. THOMAS BUTTER (1805-42), ROYAL NAVY SURGEON. EMPLOYED AS A SHIP'S SURGEON, PRINCIPALLY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, DR. BUTTER EMIGRATED TO LOWER CANADA C. 1832. THESE INSTRUMENTS, ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED AS AN AMPUTATION KIT, WERE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DONOR'S FAMILY FOR 137 YRS.
Function: INSTRUMENTS USED FOR POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF BODY.
Technical: VERY SIMILAR TO NO.280 AUTOPSY KIT IN 1906 DOWN BROS. CATALOGUE; NO. 3770 AUTOPSY KIT (1901) & NO. 1 SET (1890). SUBSTANTIAL DESIGN & WEIGHT OF MOST PIECES; SHARED HANDLE FOR SAW, CHISEL (MODIFIED) & KNIFE BLADES; PRESENCE OF CHAIN HOOK; ABSENCE OF TOURNIQUET & ARTERY FORCEPS SUPPORTS USE AS POST MORTEM/DISSECTION KIT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "6" incised in one side of notched stock; "7"incised in reverse. UHN no. "979.26.1d" handwritten in white ink on spine of saw frame.
Missing: MISSING SCISSORS & BLOW PIPE. PROBABLY MISSING ADDITIONAL SCALPEL & ORIGINAL CHISEL. .8 HANDLE APPEARS MODIFIED TO ACCEPT .6 CHISEL. FABRIC RIBBON USED TO LIFT [MISSING] BLOW PIPE FROM CASE TORN BUT PRESENT. (TAGGED PT)
Finish: INSTRUMENT HAS SILVER METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Down Bros., Surgical kit, before 1900, Artifact no. 2002.0085, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0085.001/

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