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Pre- Civil War sets (1840 to 1860)

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These sets are presented to help differentiate pre- & post- Civil War sets from those produced during the Civil War.  All of the sets on this page are pre-Civil War and 'could possibly' have been used during the Civil War.  None of these sets were military issue.  It is entirely possible that  Union 'contract' surgeons could have brought one of these sets with them to the War, but after the first year of the War, contract surgeons were mainly used in the rear areas and not frontline area where emergency surgery would have been performed.   Confederate and Union Army regimental surgeons were the ones who did the amputations, not doctors who were part-time or supporting patients in the rear area hospitals.  Union military surgeons used military supplied surgical sets, not limited sets they may have brought with them to the War.  Confederate surgeons were more likely to have used a personal set they obtained and brought to the War themselves.

• Be sure to read this short article on: The Truth about Civil War Surgeons by Dr. Jay Bollet

• Additional information from the National Archives and Medical and Surgical History regarding 'contract' physicians

2.0 c. late-1840's, Amputation set by H. G. Kern See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.1 c. late 1850's Amputation set by Gemrig See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.1a c. 1859-60 Snowden & Brother amputation set See addition details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.2 c. 1850's trepanning set by Wiegand and Snowden   See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.3 * c. 1850's James Martin, Albany, New York three layer custom surgical set.     See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.4 c. 1850 ivory handled amputation set by New York maker George Tiemann.  This is an extensive four tier ivory set.  See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.5 c. 1850 amputation and neurosurgery set by J. H. Gemrig, Philadelphia    See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.6 * c. late 1860's amputation set by Teufel, Philadelphia, Pa.; Teufel provided surgical instruments during the Civil War.      See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.7 c. 1855 amputation set by J. Kuemerle,  Phila., Pa.; containing Liston type muscle cutting knives, bone saw, skull trephine.    See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
2.8* c. 1860's trepanning set by  H. G. Kern, Philadelphia, Pa. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set

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American Civil War Surgical Antiques 

Research notes and a private collection

 Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques

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