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Amputation Kit
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Title |
Amputation Kit
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Museum |
Country Doctor Museum
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Date |
1898
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Extent |
Length: 101.6" Width: 34.3" Height: 17.8"
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Subject |
Amputation
Surgery
Medical equipment & supplies
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Made |
A.S. Aloe and Company
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Owned |
Dr. N.W. Crain
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Description
This is a complete amputation set/surgical set. Rectangular wood box has a center key hole, 2 back hinges for lid, and interior compartments lined with light tan leather. All-metal (chrome plated nickel) instruments fit into case in lid and bottom. Lid compartment is fitted with 5 instruments, covered with removable interior lid and has oval center mark "A.S. Aloe & Co., Manufacturers of Surgical Instruments, 415 N. Broadway, St. Louis." In bottom compartment, 7 instruments rest in fitted slots with metal strap brace above on edge; key, wire and brush rest in open rectangular compartment, a horsehair coil is in lidded compartment at center bottom. Name, "Dr. N.W. Crain" is on center top of exterior lid. With the case open, the pieces in the lid are: A trephine (handle and shaft), a metacarpal saw, a Hey's saw, a capital saw, and, beneath the capital saw, a bone forceps. The bottom of the case holds three long knives including a double-edged knife or catlin, a large scalpel or finger knife,a tenaculum, an elevator , and a fenestrated spring-forceps with bulbous ends. Also included in the kit is a small brush. Inside the compartment in the front of the case is a loop of horse hair suture.
Transcripton
This surgical kit was manufactured by A. S. Aloe and Company, located at 415 North Broadway from 1890 to 1897. It is exemplary of the transition during the late 19th century to all metal surgical instruments that could withstand steam or harsh chemicals used to sterilize them as required by the new Aseptic Surgical Technique.
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