A GROUP OF SURGICAL TOOLS & BOXES. 19th century... (Total: 11 Items)

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A GROUP OF SURGICAL TOOLS & BOXES
19th century Comprising: 1) Tenaculum-chained hooks used for pulling out the arteries from the limb stump in order to tie them off. 2) Two antique surgical needles. 3) Hey's Saw-used in trephine operation to reduce fractures of bones of the skull. 4) White ceramic invalid feeding cup. 5) Bone spoon. 6) Nickel-plated oval brass snuff box engraved with a Schooner. 7) Wooden storage box. Size: 5-inches long. 8) Brass oval tinder box. Size: 2 1/4-inches long. 9) Oval tin snuff box with chain attached. Size: 3 3/4-inches long. 10) Octagonal tin snuff box with ribbed top and monogram panel. Size: 3-inches long. 11) Plain tin snuff box. No markings. Size: 3 1/8-inches long.



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