Here is a fantastic Civil War medical piece! A cased, mid-19th century, surgeon's kit by Shepard & Dudley of New York City. It has his marking on the inside of the case and on many of the instruments themselves. This kit is the large size that is made out of wood that appears to be mahogany. It has the outer dimensions that measures stands 3 inches tall and 7 inches wide and 15 1/2" long. These medical cases are designed with the brass edge covers because they were used in the field and would have been moved and needed to be more durable than the average kit. On the lid of the casing, it has the inlaid brass oval and is blank. When you open up the case you see that it is a larger kit. The bottom layer you see has form fitted opening which holds the four different sizes of flesh cutting blades and has the long probes for location bullets inside the soldiers bodies. On the lid side you see the capital saw that was used for removing limbs. It also has the original tourniquet as well as the Trephine skull tool that was used for relieving pressure on the brain. There is also the pair of tools for removing the bullets. There is also the compartment for the thread and a small brush. This kit is typical of the equipment used by military and contract surgeon's during the Civil War.. Don't miss your opportunity to own a surgeon's kit.

A cased, mid-19th century, surgeon's kit by Shepard & Dudley of New York City. The surgeon's scalpels and other tools are contained in a 5 1/2-inch by 15 1/2-inch mahogany case with a scalloped brass plate on the lid. The case is lined with tan Morocco leather and has two compartments. The outside of the upper compartment is stamped with the maker's name and address: "SHEPARD & DUDLEY/150 WILLIAMS ST./NEW YORK". The lower compartments contains a tourniquet, four scalpels with ebony handles stamped "SHEPARD & DUDLEY" on the shank, four smaller scalpels, several other surgical tools and to packages of silk surgeon's thread. The upper section of the case contains a bone saw and seven other surgeon's tools in fitted compartments. All of the tools appear to be present and the majority of the pieces appear to be original to the kit. This kit is typical of the equipment used by military and contract surgeon's during the Civil War.

Item # DROL3009

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