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THB3 Framed US Civil War Steel & Wood Medical Instruments
Lot 366
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Some starting prices have been reduced up to 65% from original auction prices! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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North America, United States, Civil War era, ca. 1860s CE. A trio of surgical steel and wood instruments used for operations on soldiers during the American Civil War. First is a short scalpel with a curved blade. Next is a smaller scalpel with a thin, pointed blade ideal for minor incisions. Last is a small cleaver with a broad, flat blade. The size of this cleaver suggests it was used for relatively minor surgeries and was probably not intended for any amputations. Despite Hollywood's gritty depiction of battlefield surgeries, where soldiers had to bite a bullet and be restrained, anesthesia was widely used and manufactured by both Union and Confederate armies when operating on soldiers. Usually, soldiers had to be restrained because the chloroform or ether caused the men to thrash around, not in pain, but in a confused stupor. The Civil War was notoriously brutal and bloody with approximately 30,000 amputations preformed over the course of 4 years. This could make interesting decor in a doctor office to put patients at ease. Size of largest instrument: 6.75" L x 1.375" W (17.1 cm x 3.5 cm); frame: 12.125" L x 1" W x 9.75" H (30.8 cm x 2.5 cm x 24.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010
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#164224Age and use commensurate wear with light patina on blades. Nice patina on wooden handles and minor pressure fissures. All displayed in a modern glass and wood frame with metal label plaque.Condition
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