Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Saw, Surgical |
Catalog Number |
1999.43.23 |
Maker |
Snowden & Brother |
Date |
ca. 1865 |
Material(s) |
Brass/Nickel/Steel/Wood |
Dimensions |
H-8.5 W-0.75 inches |
Description |
This is a finger amputating saw. The steel blade has a double row of teeth on one edge. There is a brass collar at the tang. The wooden grip with has a raised diamond pattern on both sides. |
Notes |
A metacarpal saw was used in amputations of small bones. 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 |