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Double-bladed spine saw with inlaid ebony handle


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Title

Double-bladed spine saw with inlaid ebony handle

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.

Date

1870

Rights

Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine

Identifier

99.6.9

Alternative Title

Spine saw

Date Created

9/28/2009

Citation

“Double-bladed spine saw with inlaid ebony handle,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 27, 2020, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16855.