Surgical Set
notes: label: Description
content: Wooden case lined with velvet containing four surgical instruments marked “WEISS”: a large amputation saw, a trephine rasp, and lithotomy forceps. There are two Hay's saws: one marked “Reynders & Co. New York” and one marked “WADE & FORD.” There is also a bougie with a hard rubber handle, and a long silver probe. Several of the instruments have ebony handles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Surgery
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302606.286
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.286
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Surgical Set
label: Object Name
content: surgical set
label: Other Terms
content: Surgical Set; Surgical Set; General Surgery; Major Surgery
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood, mahogany (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cloth, velvet (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood, ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, chamois (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in x 17 in x 6 7/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 43.18 cm x 17.4625 cm