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Object Name |
Elevator, Surgical |
Catalog Number |
1999.43.17 |
Maker |
Snowden & Brother |
Date |
ca. 1865 |
Material(s) |
Steel/Nickel |
Dimensions |
H-5.75 W-3 Dia-0.5 inches |
Description |
This is an elevator. It is nickel plated steel with a rounded rasp on one end and coarse mill file on the other. The grips have rough file surfaces as well. |
Notes |
This is an elevator used to lift up the cut disc of bone after using a trephine saw. The raspatory end is for filing rough bone edges. It was 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 Confederate Army Civil War |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |