Title
Double-bladed spine saw with inlaid ebony handle
Subject
Autopsy--Equipment and supplies
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Autopsy--instrumentation
Surgical Instruments
Surgical/Autopsy
Description
Image 101-1578
Used in post-mortem procedures
Silver saw with ebony handle used to cut sections through the spinal cord. The width of the sections could be varied with the screw and nut mechanism.
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1870
Contributor
David Burns (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
29 x 6 x2.5 cm.
Type
Surgical Instruments
Image
Still image
Identifier
99.6.9
Alternative Title
Spine saw
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Ebony and silver
Citation
“Double-bladed spine saw with inlaid ebony handle,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16855.