Knife, amputation

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OBJECT TYPE: SURGICAL
DATE: 1864–1886
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0579.006

MANUFACTURER: Tiemann
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 18
AKA: catling
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal blade; gutta-percha (?) handle

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 3.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Tiemann
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Probably used c. mid- 1860s- c. 1890. Thin, straight blade; collar or band attachment point between blade & handle; and heavy, ornate handle suggest this knife may be c. 1850s.
Canada: From cased set of amputation instruments originally owned, and presumably used, by Dr. George H. Bowen, of Leeds County, Ontario. He was registered as M.R.C.P. in 1877. This set was given to Dr. Bowen by his mother. [Ref. 3]
Function: Used to cut between bones at the joints, or to clean between bones prior to sawing.
Technical: Catling [or catlin] is small, double-edged knife. This example features an older style (or pre-aseptic) handle with deeply incised pattern grip. (Ref. 4)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "TIEMANN" stamped into butt joint of blade. "X969.12.1D" printed by hand in white ink, below.
Missing: None.
Finish: Dark brown/black gutta-percha [?] handle has deeply recessed checkered pattern on all sides, but is smooth near end; bright silver metal blade; goldtone colour metal collar
Decoration: N/A

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Tiemann, Knife, amputation, between 1864–1886, Artifact no. 2002.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0579.006/

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