Saw, spinal
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- OBJECT TYPE
- double blade/adjustable
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.1013.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Witte, Ernst
- MODEL
- 5
- LOCATION
- Ohligs, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- Rachitome
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- steel
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.3 cm
- Width
- 6.1 cm
- Height
- 5.2 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
- Witte
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Ohligs
Context
- Country
- Europe
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Used c. 1939-1945.
- Canada
-
Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. - Function
-
Used for post-mortem procedures, to cut a section of the spine. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "ERNST WITTE/ OHLIGS" stamped on blade. UHN catalogue no. "981.4.5" printed by hand in black ink on handle.
- Missing
- Unknown: appears complete.
- Finish
- Steel knife has solid handle and adjustable blade.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Witte, Ernst, Saw, spinal, circa 1940–1949, Artifact no. 2002.1013, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.1013.001/
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