Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Catheter |
Catalog Number |
1999.43.19 |
Maker |
Snowden & Brother |
Date |
ca. 1865 |
Material(s) |
Brass/Nickel |
Dimensions |
H-10 W-2 Dia-0.625 inches |
Description |
This is a male curved catheter. It is a hollow nickel plated brass tube with two offset oval holes at the tip. There are two rings soldered below the mouth. |
Notes |
A catheter was used to drain blocked urinary tracts and or drain the bladder. Used by Dr. Orville B. Yager. Raised in Henry County, Yager worked on the family farm while studying with his physician father. Yager enlisted July 1, 1861 under Breckinridge in General John Hunt Morgan's 9th Kentucky Cavalry, Company G. Yager transferred to General Wheeler's division in 1863. He was wounded three times, and became a Lieutenant . He was discharged on May 13, 1865. An 1867 graduate from the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, Orville moved to Glencoe, KY in 1869 where he practiced medicine. |
Collection |
Sue M. Bogardus Collection |
Event |
Civil War |
People |
Snowden & Brother Yager, Orville B. |
Subjects |
Surgeons Surgery Surgical instruments |
Search Terms |
Doctor Doctor's bag Civil War Confederate Army |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |