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THBRare Civil War Trepanning Set with Instructional Pamphlets
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LiveOct 31, 2018
Cowan's is honored to present the Magnificent Sword Collection of William Koch in its two-day firearms, militaria, and American history auction. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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Rare Civil War Trepanning Set with Instructional Pamphlets
Felt-lined wooden case covered in thin leather, 15.25 x 9.25 x 2.5 in., with brass fittings including top handle and lock, containing thirteen implements (several with ebony or horn handles), three of which are marked " TILLY ," and one of which is marked " CARL TILLY ." Implements include a trephine handle with medium cutting head, a brace style trephine with large cutting head, another large trephine cutting head with tapered blade, a key, an exfoliative blade, three lenticulars, a trepanning elevator, a spade-shaped cutting tool, a Hey's saw, a bone dust brush, and one other tool which appears to be a key with a drill tip.
Lot also includes three copies of a pamphlet titled " An Operation for the Extraction of a Pistol-Ball from the Brain Through a Counter-Opening in the Skull " written by " William F. Fluhrer, M. D., / Professor of Clinical Surgery in the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital ," and " Reprinted from the QUARTERLY BULLETIN of the Clinical Society of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital of February, 1886, and the New York Medical Journal of March 28, 1885. " Pamphlet features four printed photographs, opposite the title page, showing various views of a young man's head with clearly visible scars, presumably obtained from an operation like the one outlined in the text. Illustrations of tools and charts are also interspersed and referred to throughout the pamphlet.Case top has large vertical separation at left side of handle, not affecting function of case and not visible from inside case. Leather covering has started to come off in flakes, leaving some areas of bare wood. Felt is still intact and implements appear to be in good condition.Condition
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