Three-fold pocket surgical kit, circa 1860s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Manufactured by the Dietrich W. Kolbe Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Union Army throughout the Civil War. The brown leather folding kit contains two catheters, one spatula, one hernia knife, two folding gum lancets, and one small folding knife. Other contents appear to be missing.
Dates
- circa 1860s
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository