1861 H. Hernstein & Son,
U.S. Army Hospital Dept. field set
H. Hernstein & Son, of
New York, was located at 131 and Mercer 393 Broadway, New York city, N.Y.,
during the Civil War, they produced contract ordered surgical sets from this
address during the Civil War.
Hernstein was a contract maker for this type of field surgery sets from the start and
until the end of the War. The Hernstein & Son mark verifies the set to
have been made during the middle years of the War. Hernstein sets are
wanted to buy.
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H. Hernstein, N.Y., sets are wanted for this collection... complete or partial sets
and instruments
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Hermann Hernstein surgical instruments
1843: 3
Chambers
1844: Elizabeth cor.
Hester
1845-48: 7 Hague
1850: no listing
1851-52: 68 Duane
1853-54: 81 Duane
1855-57: 81 Duane
and 393 Broadway
1858: 81 Duane, 131
Mercer, and 393 Broadway 1859-61: 131 Mercer and 393 Broadway (pre-War)
Hermann Hernstein & Son
(Hermann and Albert L. Hernstein) 1862-65: 131 Mercer and 393 Broadway
(Mid-War)
Hermann Hernstein & Son
& Co. 1865: 2 Liberty and
393 Broadway (Post War)
Hermann Hernstein & Co. 1866-67: 2 Liberty and 393 Broadway
Reference:
Edmonson
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The early French
influenced design of the saw is from the 1860's. The handle
and style of the saw is after those by French maker Charriere (Edmonson,
page 90)
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The ivory handled minor
surgery instruments carried into the Civil War from the 1850's and are not
typically seen in later sets.
The three layer (16 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2
in.) mahogany case, purple lined case is
typical military issue with sliding latches and no key lock. There are no brass
screws as are seen on later military sets, but the corners pieces are there for re-enforcement as is normal for
military issue.
There are three levels of the purple velvet lined case: lid with removable
partition, removable tray, and the lower section for urological related
instruments.
This set came from the
family of a Dr. Charles P. Riley. Dr.
Riley apparently obtained the set at some point after the Civil War. It was in his possession and passed down to his family from whom I obtained the set.
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Name: Charles Pierce
Riley
Birth date: 1852
Type of practice: Allopath (as opposed to a homeopathic physcian)
States and years of licenses: WI, 1899
Places and dates of practices: Baraboo, WI, Jan 22, 1913,
Oxford, WI, Dec 15,1913
Medical school: Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York,
1875, (G)
Death date: Apr 24, 1925
Place of death: Oxford, WI
Death notice information: Baraboo, WI, Sep 6, 1935, Mrs. Lee M.
Riley
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Military sliding latches, Hospital Department engraved
The leather carrying case is in pretty bad shape, but it's
rare to ever find one with a set
The Hernstein Eagle impression on the divider is not present
at this point
All three levels of the set
Shown below are the contents of the removable tray
Shown below are the contents of the lower level of the
case
This is the first marked Hosp. Dept. set that I've seen with the heavy forceps marked with Hernstein's
name and full address rather than 'US Army Hosp. Dept.' However, I
have seen Hernstein sets with the brass plate not marked and the
heavy bone forceps marked U. S. Army Hosp. Dept. and examples
are on this site.
Shown below are the contents of the upper part of the
case under the partition
Bullet forceps
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