1978.19.27

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surgical%20kit%20in%20leather%20case

surgical%20kit%20in%20leather%20case

Details

ID Number

1978.19.27

Category

T&E For Science & Technology

Sub-category

medical & psychological T&E

Item Type

surgical

Item Name

kit

Materials

metal, stainless steel; leather, unknown

Description

leather case; forceps; lancet; catheter; director; hook; scalpels; needles in package; probe; surgical thread.
Doniger & Co. / Germany; Julius Berbecker & sons, New York; KNY Scheerer Co. N.Y.
G.A. Ingram Co. / Germany

History

Typical instruments carried by doctors prior to hospitals having equipment on hand. Known as the 'basic kit'.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Medical subject

Tools subject

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