American Civil War Surgical Antiques

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Instruments typically found in a Civil War hospital set 1861-65

Surgical instrument maker names during the Civil War: Tiemann, Hernstein, Otto, Reynders, Gemrig, Kern, Snowden, Kolbe, Helmold, Kuemerle, Leypoldt, Teufel, Wirz, Wiegand, Snowden, Codman, Shurtleff, Rees, Wade, Ford, Wocher, Brinkerhoff.  This are the maker names you would expect to find on instruments in sets made during or for the Union during the Civil War under contract from the U.S.  Army Medical Department  or  U.S.  Army Hospital  Department.

See a list of the above makers with identification information

Upper tray:

1.  Bone dust brush

2.  Amputation saw

3.  Handle for small trephine

4.  Trepanning scalpel

5.  Hey saw for trepanning

6.  Gouging bone chisel

7.  Trepanning elevator

8.  Straight end bone chisel

9.  Trepanning raspatory

10 & 11. Chain saw handles (2)

12. Olive arterial forceps

13. Bandage or tissue scissor

14. Trephine head (small)

 

Lower tray:

15. Chain saw blades

16. Bone holding forceps

17. Liston Bone forceps (heavy)

18. Bone rongeur forceps

19. Set of bone drills (4) with handle

20. Liston knee curve cutting forceps

21. Bone chisel mallet

 

Removable tray:

 22. Handle for large trephine

23. Trephine head (large)

24. Tourniquet (brass frame) w/strap

25. Set of muscle retractors (2)

26. Needles, suture, bone wax compartment

27. Aneurysm needle holders

28. Scalpels, Bistouries, tenaculeum

29. Amputation knives, catlin, finger saw

30. Spare bone saw blade

 

The instruments below would be expected to be found in a Civil War field set as they are unique to the problems confronted during War time or were typically found in Civil War surgical sets

 

 

Buck's Rectal Trocar                          Male urinary staves

 

 

     Chain saw for bone resection                            Bullet forceps                  

 

 

 

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American Civil War Surgical Antiques 

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 Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques

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