This is a pair of steel, grooved forceps. The design and the grooves made it a helpful instrument in removing a bullet from a patient. It measures…
This is a steel and ivory scalpel. It measures around 0.1″ thick x .75″ wide x 4.6″ long. For source and more details, click here. Image…
This Cupping Glass measures around 2.6″ high x 2.3″ in diameter. It was used to draw blood to the surface of the skin with heat and vacuum…
This steel lancet in the case measures around 0.25″ thick x1″ wide x 4.1″ long. For source and more details, click here. Image from: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/guco/gucomedicine.html
These iron dressing forceps measure around 0.75″ high x 0.75″ wide x 7.1″ long. For source and more details, click here. Image from: http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/guco/gucomedicine.html
This amputation saw, made of steel with a wooden handle, measures around 1″ thick x 2.1″ wide x 10″ long. For source and more details, click here.…
Apothecary Scales were used to measure medicines via weight. This one measures about 3.6″ x 6.8″ x 5.5″. For source and more details, click here. Image…
Used in the medical practice of bloodletting, pictured is a lancet case with several lancets, measuring overall 3″ x 1.5″ x 0.5″. For source and more details,…
Bloodletting was a long-running medical practice that saw its application during the Revolutionary War. Here is a set from the period, measuring 9″ x 9.5″ x 9″.…