Saw, amputating

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OBJECT TYPE: surgical/amputation
DATE: 1800–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.1029.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 9
AKA: bow saw
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark brown wood handle; curved heavy silver metal [steel ?] saw blade frame and threaded blade locking pin; blade [possibly removable] has blued finish.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 1.7 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This instrument probably used c. 1800-1880s.
Canada: Acquired as part of University Health Network [UHN] collection of artifacts, trade literature and archival material.
Function: To cut through larger [ie. more dense] bones, possibly in digits.
Technical: Relatively short blade and handle. and high curve of saw frame suggests this is metacarpal saw, used to sever bones in hand or foot.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "X934.16.3 C" printed by hand in white ink on handle.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown wood handle; curved heavy silver metal [steel ?] saw blade frame and threaded blade locking pin; blade [possibly removable] has blued finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Saw, amputating, circa 1800–1880, Artifact no. 2002.1029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.1029.004/

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