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
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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
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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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