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Invented in 1851 by a Dr Richard Butcher
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D-2 H-12.3 L-36 (cm)
Item Reference:
105203-1603-4Tip! This item's Ref-Code breaks down thus...
Item Ref Code: 105203-1603-4
Item No. 105203 - Dealer No. 1603 - Building No. 4
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Description
This Item is Called Dr Butcher's Amputation Bone Saw. It Dates to the 1860's and Was Invented by a Dr Richard Butcher in 1851. Amputations in the Earlier 19th Century Tended to be the Only Option for Patients with an Infection or Trauma. The Survival Rate Was Very Low.
It Has a 12 Inch Blade and an Ebony Handle of Pistol Shape. It Has a Unique Feature For Its Time, as the Blade Could be Rotated to Cut at an Angle. It Has a Stamped Maker of Lynch & Co of London.
A Scarce Item in Very Good Original Condition.
It Has a 12 Inch Blade and an Ebony Handle of Pistol Shape. It Has a Unique Feature For Its Time, as the Blade Could be Rotated to Cut at an Angle. It Has a Stamped Maker of Lynch & Co of London.
A Scarce Item in Very Good Original Condition.
Specifications
- Item Reference
- 105203-1603-4
- Dimensions
- Height: 12.3 cm
- Depth: 2 cm
- Length: 36 cm
- Era
- Victorian
- Material
- Metal
- Period
- 1860 - 1880, C19th (Mid Victorian)
- Country of Origin
- England
- Condition
- Some Pitting, Oxidation and Rust in Places. Wear From Use
Delivery
- Free Collection from Hemswell, North Lincolnshire (we can store free of charge for four weeks)
- UK Post for £15, this applies to smaller items that we can box up and simply post to you.
- UK Courier for £30, this applies to larger items that can be boxed up and collected by a standard courier delivery company.
- UK Van Delivery by Hand, this applies to furniture, large items or delicate items. This is undertaken by ourselves or by a fully insured van delivery company that is personally known to us. Prices dependant on your location and size/amount of items purchased.
We are able to deliver any item to anywhere in the World, and so for any item/location, we are able to obtain quotes for delivery/shipping.
