Pocket Surgical or Dental Kit – 9-Piece Set in Original Wrap Case

Pocket Surgical or Dental Kit – 9-Piece Set in Original Wrap Case - Inventory Number: MED 300

An authentic and well-preserved mid-to-late 19th-century medical kit, likely used by a traveling surgeon, dentist, or field medic. This compact folding wrap contains 9 hand-forged and lathe-turned tools, including scalpels, probes, picks, and forceps, many with horn or bone handles.

The tools are stored in a fold-out case lined in velvet and canvas, with leather retention straps and a scalloped flap. Several instruments appear to be designed for dental or minor surgical use, suggesting this may have been a field dentistry or general procedure kit—typical of what might be carried by Civil War-era surgeons or post-war rural physicians.

Includes:

2 folding scalpels (horn handles)

2 probes/picks

1 scissors-style forceps

1 retractor or spoon probe

1 curved hook

1 file or rasp

 spatula or tongue depressor

This kit offers a fascinating look at pre-sterile, portable medicine and is perfect for display in a Civil War, medical, or apothecary collection.

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Inventory Number: MED 300