Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

14

Nombre total de parties

39

Ou

catling

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

metal knife 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

32,1 cm

Largeur

2,3 cm

Hauteur

S/O

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

Used to cut between bones at the joints, or to clean between bones prior to sawing.

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

.14 bistoury knife incised "hernstein/ & Son"

Manque

Appears complete

Fini

Silver coloured metal knife with a black handle.

Décoration

S/O