Pre-Civil War
surgical sets ( 1820 to 1848 )
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The pre-1840 sets are among the earliest
medical and surgical sets made in America. Prior
to 1830, many sets were imported from England and France. These surgical sets
in this collection are
presented to help differentiate pre- & post- Civil War sets from those produced
during the Civil War. All the surgical 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 used during the Civil War. Amputations,
after the first year, were mainly
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
1830-50's. Dr. Michael Echols
View these surgical sets as pre-Civil War
comparatives for identification purposes
(All sets on this site
are original, contain the correct instruments, and all instruments
in a given set are by the same maker. These are not
'put-together' sets and the sets do not contain substitution
instruments. If incorrect instruments were included in the set
when purchased for this collection, then the incorrect instruments
were removed or replaced when possible.)
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c. 1829 amputation set. by Peter Rose, New York.
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c. 1830's lithotomy surgical set by
Henry Schively II, Philadelphia, Pa.
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c. 1830 amputation set by Geo.
Tiemann, New York, NY, one of his earliest and very rare
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c. 1830's trepanning set by Wiegand and
Snowden of Philadelphia, Pa.
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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.
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c.1850's amputation set by Max Wocher, Cincinnati, Ohio. Note the
slotted blade of this saw.
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