Object ID Number:
EH101334
Object Name:
Amputation Kit
Date of Manufacture:
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Manufactured from:
1837
Manufactured to:
1870
Description / History:
Wooden amputation kit with brown velvet interior. Consists of knives, a scalpel, a hook, forceps, amputation saws and an empty space that would have held a tourniquet. Belonged to Dr. I. N. Lightner. Due to stylistic similarities, this kit may have been produced by Gemrig in the 1840's. Most likely used during the Civil War.
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