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Metadata
Object Name |
Blowpipe, Anatomical |
Catalog Number |
1999.43.34 |
Date |
ca. 1860 |
Material(s) |
Brass/Nickel |
Dimensions |
H-5.125 L-0.794 inches |
Description |
This blowpipe from a pocket surgical kit is a funnel shaped tool. The slender nickel plated brass tube tapers from 1/16" to 5/16". |
Notes |
Owned 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 |
Yager, Orville B. Bogardus, Sue M. Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864 |
Subjects |
Civil War Medical Corps Cavalry Surgeons Surgical instruments |
Search Terms |
Civil War Confederate Army Doctor |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |