Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

4

Nombre total de parties

39

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

metal scalpel with ebony handle

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

17,0 cm

Largeur

1,5 cm

Hauteur

1,1 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Instruments

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

HERNSTEIN

Pays

United States of America

État/province

New York

Ville

New York

Contexte

Pays

États-Unis d'Amérique

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Some of these instruments probably used c. 1860s +; most used c. 1880s+

Canada

Example of amputation instrument kit made for use in the American Civil War: similar kits were used in Canada during this period by doctors working in hospitals. Individual instrument design remained almost unchanged into the 20th C, and many WWI surgeons carried kits similar to this.

Fonction

Scalpels are used to make incisions in soft tissue. In this case, likely used for precise incisions during amputation surgeries.

Technique

Example of amputation kit of type used by doctors treating casualties in field hospitals. Some of these instruments, marked "U.S.A Hosp. Dept." may have been manufactured for use in the American Civil War: Hermann Hernstein & Son was a major supplier to the Union government. Others may be replacements for missing instruments: those with ebony handles probably pre-date 1880, and Lister's work on germ theory.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

.4 scalpel incised "HERNSTEIN/ & SON"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Silver coloured metal blade and tang with black handle scales.

Décoration

S/O