Hook, chain

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1874–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0085.009
MANUFACTURER
Stevens, J. & Son
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
9
Total Parts
12
AKA
N/A
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
14.7 cm
Width
3.5 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Instruments
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Stevens
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

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.Specifically, chain hooks used to hold open body cavity, expose specific internal organs, etc. Material could be suspended on hooks by use of ring at top of linked chains for weighing.
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
"J. STEVENS/ & SON" incised on one side of each hook. UHN no. "979.26.1e" handpainted in white on one side of one hook
Missing
N/A
Finish
INSTRUMENT HAS SILVER METAL FINISH.
Decoration
N/A

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Stevens, J. & Son, Hook, chain, circa 1874–1920, Artifact no. 2002.0085, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0085.009/

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