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W. Roy Knowles, MD amputation kit

  • MS 145
  • Collection
  • circa 1938

This collection consists of an amputation or surgical kit, probably German in origin circa 1938. This collection was originally identified as a U.S. Civil War-era amputation kit. See a note in the control folder from Alethea Drexler, archives assistant, explaining why the kit is not circa 1860s.

A list and description of the items is included in the control folder. The kit includes, knives, saws, needles, probes, forceps, chisels and mallets.

Subjects: amputation kit, surgery, medical realia

Knowles, W. Roy