Number

Picture

Description

Price

4005

Wood Splint for inside right leg – Note hole for ankle bone – In good condition – Has two cracks as shown in photo – Manufactured by A.M. Day & Co. Bennington Vt. – Has very little padding left on inside – Very difficult to find today

$200.00

4011

Lancet early 1800’s to 1860’s – Made of tortoise shell – Marked “Tieman & Sons New York”

$125.00

4260

Single Bladed Scarificator c. 1780 to 1850 with case – Case measures 2 ¼” X 1 ½” X 5/8” – Some covering on case missing however in solid condition – In good workable condition however I would suggest not to do so because of age of springs etc.

$225.00

4015

Veterinary Fleam with horn handle and three blades – Marked  I X L George Wostenholm Celebrated – Overall good condition with initial “W” on opposite side as pictured unless you want to make it an “M” – Often used as scarificators to let blood during the Civil War – George Wostenholm was famed for his cutting blades that were manufactured at the Washington works – The classic trade mark IXL appears on the Civil War era belt knife carried by both North and South

$150.00

4023

Glass Cupping Device as pictured – They were primarily used to bring the blood to the surface or to produce bleeding from a small wound to further cleanse it – They were first warmed over a flame inside them in order to produce a vacuum which enabled the device to bring the blood to the surface – Polished Pontil

$45.00

4026

Glass Cupping Device as pictured – They were primarily used to bring the blood to the surface or to produce bleeding from a small wound to further cleanse it – They were first warmed over a flame inside them in order to produce a vacuum which enabled the device to bring the blood to the surface – Polished Pontil

$45.00

4029

Glass Cupping Device as pictured – They were primarily used to bring the blood to the surface or to produce bleeding from a small wound to further cleanse it – They were first warmed over a flame inside them in order to produce a vacuum which enabled the device to bring the blood to the surface – Pontiled

$50.00

4031

Glass Cupping Device as pictured – They were primarily used to bring the blood to the surface or to produce bleeding from a small wound to further cleanse it – They were first warmed over a flame inside them in order to produce a vacuum which enabled the device to bring the blood to the surface – Polished Pontil – Blown in mold

$45.00

4033

Glass Cupping Device as pictured – They were primarily used to bring the blood to the surface or to produce bleeding from a small wound to further cleanse it – They were first warmed over a flame inside them in order to produce a vacuum which enabled the device to bring the blood to the surface –Pontiled

$65.00

4037

1830 to 1850 pontiled medicine bottle – No cork (dug) – Except for being dug, in very good condition

$15.00

4040

1830 to 1850 pontiled medicine bottle – No cork (dug) – Except for being dug, in very good condition

$15.00

4046

1840 to 1860 pontiled medicine bottle – Very good condition

$20.00

4058

“Eye” surgical kit – Handles made of ivory and in a wood box with slider lid – Stamps and address in upper left corner – This originally was in my personal collection and the address is that of a hospital in the Alexandria Virginia area but can not remember what the first name is – Very nice set – Instruments are not marked – The blades are very small in most cases and I have been told that this is SOP for surgical kits – Dimensions 6 5/16” X 2 ¼” X ¾”

$675.00

4064

Small Mahogany cased surgical kit – Dimensions 7” X 2 7/8” X 1” – Overall very good condition – All instruments marked Codman & Shurtieff Boston – Ebony handles – All instruments are marked except for one which has a “T” on one side and a “C” on the other – Instrument however seems to be made the same as the others

$675.00

4068

Officers Artillery Sword Knot with red base material – 5/8” X 18” – Very nice sword knot from a very good collection which I purchased a few years ago – Some damage to edge as shown on other pictures – A very hard item to find today

HOLD

4073

Ginger Beer Bottle – Mark on base indistinguishable – Typical period bottle

$30.00

4075

Hand blown swirl pattern – Very nice pitcher with very heavy pontil and raised inside base – Handle very uniquely attached – Staining around handle area is on the inside – Small crack appears on right side where handle attaches to the lip, probably there since they made it – 1750 to 1800’s  

$175.00

4446

Surgical Pocket Scalpel handle made of tortoise shell – Marked Tiemann – Tortoise shells scalpels date back to the 1700’s and possible before

$125.00

4448

Surgical Pocket Scalpel – Unmarked – Note ivory insert in-between front and back handle for support 

$100.00

4452

Surgical Pocket Scalpel handle made of tortoise shell – Unmarked

$110.00

4454

Surgical Pocket Scalpel handle made of tortoise shell – Unmarked

$110.00

4457

Surgical Pocket Probe Scalpel handle made of tortoise shell – Unmarked

$110.00

4459

Surgical Pocket Tenaculum handle made of tortoise shell – Repair on the upper end of the handle

$85.00

4461

Surgical Scissors – This style scissors with this style handle were made during the civil war c. 1862 – In excellent condition

$95.00

4464

Dressing Forceps c. 1860 – Very nice condition

$125.00

4466

Surgical Scalpel Director – Not sure but I believe this to be made of silver – Used to guide scalpel when cutting – Some marks appear on the one side of the scalpel, not sure if they are the scalpels themselves

$110.00

4468

Surgical Tenaculum with ivory handle – I originally felt this tenaculum had a broken tip but had been advised by a doctor friend that it is not

$110.00

4470

Surgical Tissue Forceps c. 1860’s – 1870’s

$55.00

4473

Surgical Forceps – Nice Condition – Usually very hard to find today – c. 1830

$100.00

4475

Surgical Forceps with spring catch which is broken – Manufactured by “OTTO KOFHLER”

$45.00