A leather wallet, lined with a blue fabric, containing seven different instruments, including a pair of angled forceps, an exploring director (manufactured by Hermann); a pair of slide-catch forceps and two small scalpels with wooden handles (manufactured by Tiemann); a pair of spring-levered forceps (manufactured by Caswell, Hazard, and Company), a double-bladed pocket instrument (manufactured by Codman and Shurtleff). Additionally, a carboard bobbin of Chinese silk (produced by Tsatlee) and a small, additional leather wallet accompany the piece.
Clement, D. H. (Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT) Jacob H. Gemrig
Published / Created:
1840-1860
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 024
Image Count:
3
Description:
A wooden box, lined with velvet and secured with two hook latches. Inside can be found three scalpels of varying sizes and with bone handles, a retractor hook—also featuring a bone handle, an all-metal scalpel, a metal probe, a pair of scissors, and a pair of needle forceps. The manufacturer's label, J. H. Gemrig of Philadelphia, PA, is glued to the bottom of the box.
John Peters in his office. From Penn center for Molecular studies of Kidney Diseases to Peter Aronson for the Section of Nephrology at Yale: "In preparing for the 50th anniversary of our training program in 1998, J. Russell Elkinton sent us a picture of Jack Peters sitting in his office which Elkinton took in the late fall of 1942 while he was Peter's fellow. We thought you might not have a copy and would want one."
Publisher:
J. Russell Elkinton, Photography
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Peters, John Punnett, 1887-1955 and Yale University. School of Medicine.
A Lentz's Compact Operating Case, No. 10, Style A, as seen on page 45 of the "Charles Lentz and Sons' Illustrated Catalogue and Price List". The kit includes, among other things, several surgical instruments, including scalpels, a saw, a tourniquet, as well as a trepanning set.
Murals in the Children's ward of the Grace New Haven Community Hospital. In 1959 the children find the walls decorated with characters far more to their liking.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Grace New Haven Community Hospital, Yale University. School of Medicine., and Yale University. School of Nursing.
