A Troop of Tourniquets
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A Troop of Tourniquets
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Various
Circa
Various
Description
Four 19th-century tourniquets. Numbers correspond to those in lower left of the images.
1) A Civil-War era U.S. Army type field tourniquet. $195.00
2) A C1850-60 Petit-type spiral tourniquet by Evans of London. SOLD
3) A late-19th century tourniquet encased in a nickel-plate cylinder. There is a release button on the side that can be seen in the group image. The geared knob on top of the cylinder serves to retract the tape after use. Unidentifed trademark struck on base of cylinder. $125.00
4) A classic C1840-60 Charriere-type tourniquet. A very handsome mid-19th century French tourniquet. Alfred Schett in his VOM KNEBELTOURNIQUET zum KAUTSCHUKSCHLAUCH (1990: 30) illustrates an identical tourniquet that he attributes to Charriere. $295.00
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M and R Gordon
Michael and Roberta Gordon have been dealing in medical and dental antiques for more than four decades. They have helped build a number of major private collections and have contributed to the holdings of many museums. They also deal in other scientific and technology related items, including calculating instruments, office machines, patent models and wine-related accessories such as corkscrews. ROBERTA GORDON IS A SKILLED RESTORER WHO CAN HELP YOU WITH ANY INSTRUMENTS AND CASES THAT NEED ATTENTION. Feel free to contact them for details at: [email protected] or 718-541-5974
