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Pre-Civil War sets ( 1820 to 1848 )

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Note: the pre-1840 sets are among the earliest sets made in America. Prior to 1830, many sets were imported from England and France. These sets are presented to help differentiate pre- & post- Civil War sets from those produced during the Civil War. All the sets on this page are pre-Civil War. In some cases, it is 'possible' these sets 'could' have been used during the Civil War, but in a practical sense, it is highly unlikely any of these early amputation sets would have seen use during the Civil War. Amputations were performed by surgeons in the Army of the North and South by Military Doctors and they used more sophisticated instrument sets than were available in the 1840-50's.

1.1 c. 1829 amputation set. by Peter Rose, New York. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
1.2 c. 1830's lithotomy surgical set by Henry Schively II, Philadelphia, Pa. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
1.3 c. 1830 amputation set by Geo. Tiemann, New York, NY, one of his earliest and very rare See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
1.4 c. 1830's trepanning set by Wiegand and Snowden of Philadelphia, Pa. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
1.5 c. 1840's amputation set by J. H. Gemrig of Philadelphia. Note the shape of the blades, which are turned down. This is not a delicate set of instruments. The knives are much larger than some of the later sets. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this early set
1.6 c.1850's amputation set by Max Wocher, Cincinnati, Ohio. Note the slotted blade of this saw. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this early set
1.7 c. 1848 Wm. R. Goulding Military surgical set supplied to the US Army Medical Department during the Mexican War. Goulding was a New York maker during the 1840's. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
1.8 c. 1848 Wm. R. Goulding military trepanning set as supplied to the US Army Medical Department during the Mexican War. Goulding was a New York maker during the 1840's. See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set
1.9 c. 1830's surgical set by Archibald Young, Edinburgh, Scotland See additional details and EXPANDED photos of this set

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American Civil War Surgical Antiques

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Pre-Civil War sets ( 1820 to 1848 )

American Civil War Surgical Antiques

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Pre-1865 Civilian & Civil War Military Surgical Antiques