Cover, case compartment

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OBJECT TYPE: SURGICAL
DATE: 1864–1886
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0579.002

MANUFACTURER: Tiemann, G. & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 18
AKA: surgical instrument case
Patents: N/A
General Description: velvet covering; wood frame; metal fittings; leather pull; coated paper label

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 10.6 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
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.
Canada: 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: To contain and protect contents when not in use, and to increase useable storage space within case.
Technical: Appears virtually identical to Tiemann's 1889 "American Armamentarium Chirurgicum" trade catalogue listing "Amputating and Trepanning Set" of boxed instruments, priced at $44.25 [Ref. 4]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Oval label fixed to cover reads "G. TIEMANN & CO./ MANUFACTURERS/ - OF -/ SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS/ 67 CHATHAM ST. N.Y."
Missing: None.
Finish: Red velvet covering over wood frame; natural metal flanges help position & secure cover within case; black leather pull; red coated paper (?) label bears goldtone text.
Decoration: N/A

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Tiemann, G. & Co., Cover, case compartment, between 1864–1886, Artifact no. 2002.0579, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0579.002/

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