Some Worthy Surgical Bits and Bobs
$95.00 each
Four small and good 19th-century surgical instruments.
Dimensions
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Circa
Second half of the 19th C.
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
1. Metacarpal saw with slightly-rounded ebony handle. Total length 21.5 centimeters. Signed “MEHLHAUS”.Jacob Mehlhaus is listed in an 1863 Wiesbaden city directory as a surgical instrument maker. It was probably a small workshop that was not in existence for many years. No known catalog.
2.Trepanning elevator with checkered ebony handle. Unsigned. Length: 20 centimeters.
3. Sponge/swab holder with tapered hexagonal ebony handle. Unsigned. Length: 23.5 centimeters.
4. Reiner’s needle forceps/holder. It is shown in the 1889 Tiemann Armamentarium but not the 1879, suggesting that it was introduced in the 1880s. Unsigned. Length:16 centimeters.
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Dealer information
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
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