Surgical Saw
name: label: maker
content: Helmold, Louis V.
notes: label: Description
content: Metacarpal saw with a “HELMOLD” inscription on the blade. Louis V. Helmold (fl. 1851-1897) was a cutler and surgical instrument maker in Philadelphia. This belonged to Dr. Clarence Leidy (1873-1926) of Philadelphia.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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.302606.278
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.278
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Blade, Saw
label: Object Name
content: saw
label: Other Terms
content: Blade, Saw; Cutting Tools; Metacarpal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 25 cm x 1.5 cm x .4 cm; 9 13/16 in x 9/16 in x 3/16 in