Saw, amputating

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OBJECT TYPE: SURGICAL/CAPITAL/SATERLEE'S
DATE: 1864–1886
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0579.018

MANUFACTURER: Tiemann & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 18
Total Parts: 18
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal (steel?) blade & saw frame; gutta-percha (?) handle

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 1.2 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: Tiemann
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Probably used c. mid- 1860s- c. 1890.
Canada: From cased set of amputation instruments originally owned, and presumably used, by Dr. George H. Bowen, of Leeds County, Ontario. He was registered as M.R.C.P. in 1877. This set was given to Dr. Bowen by his mother. [Ref. 3]
Function: Used to cut through heavy limb bones.
Technical: Tenon blade capital saw has finger opening and grip guard built into handle to improve balance and grip, and assist in guiding the blade. Large saw used in prepared track earlier cut into periosteum (or area of new bone growth) by scalpel. Saw blade drawn backwards only until groove was sufficient to permit back-and-forth cuts. Near the end of the operation, the saw blade was angled to prevent an irregular break. [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "TIEMANN & CO." stamped into saw frame, around finger hole. UHN catalogue no. "X969.12.1 A" printed by hand in white ink on underside of handle.
Missing: None.
Finish: Bright silver (steel ?) metal blade; dark brown/black gutta-percha (?) handle.
Decoration: N/A

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Tiemann & Co., Saw, amputating, circa 1864–1886, Artifact no. 2002.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0579.018/

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