American Civil War Surgical Antiques

 Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military

 Cased Surgical and Amputation Sets

Civil War Surgical and Surgeon Information

Established 1995

 

Consultations and Identification

Surgical sets & Medical text books

By Dr. Michael Echols

Evaluation advice about pre-1865 and Civil War American surgical antiques or medical text books similar to those on this web site are provided at no-charge.  Requests for consultation or evaluation are welcome from individuals, museums, curators, archivists, auction houses, and antique dealers...again, there is no-charge for this service...but I need good photos and clear communication from you about what you have...email the details.

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Evaluation of pre-1865 medical textbooks: see evaluation of medical text books

Evaluation of leather roll-up pocket surgical kits: see evaluation of leather pocket surgical kits

Evaluation procedures listed below for wood cased surgical sets:

  1. Who made the surgical set or instruments?  I need the maker name and city or address if present.   Is there a maker label in the interior of the set?  If so, take a good focused photo of the label.  And tell me exactly what is printed on the label: maker name, address and building number, etc.   

See a maker label and mark examples

Please see the Digital Photo Hints and Examples of the kind of photos I need to help you

  1. What maker names are imprinted on the instruments in a case?  Are they all the same or are there different names?  List the names or partial names of any makers stamped on individual instruments and email me the names.  Use a magnifying glass to look carefully at all areas on the instruments to obtain the maker's name and any other information stamped on the flat areas of the instrument.  Please take good clear photos if you cannot make out the name.

  2. Take photos of all instruments seated in the case or kit.  I need to know what is present and if the instruments fit the slots in the case.  Empty slots indicate missing instruments.  Please, Also take photos of all the instruments out of the case.

  3. Are there obviously any instruments missing?  If so please photograph the slots where you believe they are missing.  Here are some photos of a set with various instruments identified in the set as an example:

 See a display of instruments typically found in a Civil War era surgical set

  1. If there is a brass plate on the top of  wood case, is it engraved and with what words?  If you can't read it, take a good clear focused photo as 1800's script writing can be difficult to read.

  2. What are the dimensions of the wood case?  Height, Width, Length?  Take photos of the exterior and interior of the case.  I need to see outside hardware like locks, brass plates, engraved writing.

" Please...There is no way I can help you without clear, focused, digital photos of your surgical set or instruments "

 

 

Please see the Digital Photo Hints and Examples of the kind of photos I need to help you

 

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Please review your photos before you send them.  Send them to yourself.  If you can't see them clearly, neither can I.

Dr. Michael Echols

Fort Myers, Florida

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Identification of Civil War Military surgical sets: USA Hosp. and Medical Dept.

 

 

 

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American Civil War Surgical Antiques 

Research notes and a private collection

 Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques

This site contains the personal notes and collection of private collector Michael Echols.  Dr. Echols is not a dealer and nothing on this site is for sale.   All content 'by Dr. Echols' and all photography on this Web Site is copyrighted 1995 - 2008 and may not be used on any other web site or in print without the expressed e-mail permission from Dr. Echols:  Contact   All rights reserved.  Information gladly provided to dealers, authors, magazines, archivists, museums, and researchers.  Please reference and link this website to any on-line or printed use.

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Site last updated: Friday, May 09, 2008