| 201. A scarce c. 1780s Revolutionary War era antique amputation set by Laundy, London. The antique surgical set is quite fine and has a large circular amputation knife with a strong curve to the blade. The spine of the capital amputation saw is handsomely engraved with the maker's name and a detailed view of the crown of the English monarchy. The thick veneer Santo Domingo mahogany case has its original brass fixtures, including a fancy Chippendale escutcheon to the keyhole and a bale handle on the lid. This is a representative example of a Revolutionary War surgical set as used by the Colonials and the British armies. Complete and superb. SOLD |
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| 202. An antique
mahogany medicine chest with an odd-lot of medicine bottles in an upper
section. A lower drawer contains a mortar, balance with horn pans,
etc. The lid of the case has an attached brass plaque which is
professionally engraved in script: J.W. Hastings / Surgeon /
33rd Mass. Vol. Inf. Dr. Joseph Wilcox Hastings (1834-1895), a
Harvard graduate of 1856, initially served as assistant surgeon in
the 21st Massachusetts, seeing action in Pope's Campaign in Northern
Virginia, Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Antietam, and other
engagements. From May 1863 to October 1864, he was full surgeon to
the 33rd at a time when the regiment was engaged in numerous campaigns,
including Gettysburg (Cemetery Hill), Chattanooga, and
Atlanta. In November 1864, just before the capture of
Savannah, Hastings was appointed Brigade Surgeon. At the Battle of
Bentonville, in March 1865, considered to be the last major battle of
the Civil War, Surgeon Hastings suffered an inguinal hernia while
lifting a wounded soldier into an ambulance. The injury would
plague him for the rest of his life, as his pension records amply
attest. There are 7 citations to Hastings in the Medical &
Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion.
The chest would have probably been given to Surgeon Hastings at the time of his appointment to the 33rd in May 1863. Here is a rare and bona fide Civil War surgeon's medical chest...owned by a doctor who would have witnessed many of the major battles of the War. SOLD |
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| 203. A high quality nine-button Civil War officer's frock coat that belonged to Dr. Wallace H. Hoag, Assistant Surgeon to the 134th New York Infantry. Embroidered in the lining are the initials W.H.H. |
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| 204. A very well-made c. 1930s binaural stethoscope by Kettner, Berlin. The flexible tubes are unusual in that they are metal, and they, the chest piece, the diaphragm, and the earpieces detach by bayonet fasteners. This handsome instrument has a definite Art Deco look to it. |
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| 205. An antique x-ray tube made by Green & Bauer, Hartford, Connecticut. The glass is marked with patent dates of 1911 through 1916. 21" long. |
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| 206. A c. 1850 antique trephine with ebony handle. |
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| 207. An autographed letter signed by Benjamin Rush, M.D. (1745-1813), and dated 7 January 1805. Besides having been a prominent Philadelphia physician, Dr. Rush was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. For a biography of Rush, please click here. The document comes with an antique portrait print of Dr. Rush. |
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| 208. An outstanding American Civil War soldier's memorial with handsome engraved vignettes (bombardment of Ft. Sumter, The Capitol, an eagle, Liberty, Justice, a battle scene), and an attached photograph of John Byers, a private in the 8th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. According to the text of the memorial, Byers died on 11 December 1861 ...in a private home...at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, ...Taken with inflamation [sic] of the lungs. All the details particular to Byers are written in a fine and fancy hand-calligraphy. |
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