Cased Surgical Sets

Surgical, Amputation, Veterinary, and Neurosurgical Cased Sets

The European instrument making skills and advanced surgical techniques are obvious from the extensive sets available during the 1700 to middle 1800's. As you will note in the various sets on display, the surgical intervention available varied widely from the usual limited amputation choice. The French in particular were very adventurous in their surgical scope and developed many of the techniques which pioneered corrective as opposed to amputative surgery.

Part 3

From the Private Collection of Dr. Doug Arbittier

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c. 1850 Italian urology set, in 2 layers.
c. 1880 surgical set by Hernstein, New York.
c. 1885 two layer set by Aloe
c. 1789 set by Capron (French). For brain and general surgery.
c. 1850 set by Stodart (English)
c. 1880 Sharp and Smith set.
c. 1840 phenomenal set by Weiss. 100% complete. Labeled AMD (Army Medical Department) Resection Instruments. Case labeled as "airtight". This was an amputation kit mainly for wartime.
A cased set for Veterinary surgery. Multiple levels for all forms of surgery on animals including brain surgery! The pieces are numbered and there is a key in the top of the case that refers to the instruments. By Charriere, France

c. 1770 large cased neurosurgical set by Bogner, Strassburg. Click here to see more photos.

c. 1820 neurosurgical set. Contains brace type trephine, elevators, etc., and is in a leather bound case which measures 1- x 6 x 2 ". marked Samson. A Paris (French)

c. 1890 extensive English military field surgical set in wood case by Evans and Wormule, London. Note key lock which is not typical of American Military cases, no brass corners, but there are brass end brackets.

c.1850's four layer ivory surgical set with insert boxes by Geo. Tiemann, New York

Cased Surgical Sets

Surgical, Amputation, Veterinary, and Neurosurgical Cased Sets

Alphabetical Index for American Civil War Surgical Antiques