Handle, instrument

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1874–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0085.008

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METALS (INCLUDING STEEL AND/OR GERMAN SILVER). HANDLE HAS EBONY WOOD FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 1.4 cm
Height: 2.1 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: INSTRUMENT 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: INSTRUMENT 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. This handle appears to have been modified to accept .6 chisel.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "6" incised on one side of spring lock. "7" incised on reverse. UHN no. "979.26.1a" handpainted in white on one side edge.
Missing: N/A
Finish: INSTRUMENT HAS SILVER METAL FINISH. EBONY INSERTS ON HANDLE ARE CROSS-HATCHED.
Decoration: N/A

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Down Bros., Handle, instrument, circa 1874–1920, Artifact no. 2002.0085, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0085.008/

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