Dr. Thomas Webb’s Civil War Amputation Kit

Description: A rare brass bound mahogany cased amputation kit complete with soft tissue knives, a bone saw, dissecting instruments, a primitive arterial clamp, needles, a spool of cotton suture, and an adjustable brass tourniquet. It is of English origin from the civil war.

Origin: Circa Mid 1860s; United States (Manufactured in Manchester, England)

Manufacturer: J&W Wood

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