Description: Wooden crutch with metal tip, commercially produced, no markings.
Description: Wooden cylinder for holding the glass syringe. Contains removable wooden cap telescoping over open end.
Description: Wooden field desk with fold-down writing top and compartments. Carrying handles on sides.
Description: Wooden folding table base. Possibly a map table. Belonged to Private Albert Schultz, 28th OH Inf., Co. F
Description: Wooden handled, brass pointed pen. Brass comes to a sharp point. Labeled "L. Jackson & Co. No. 7." Vertical and diamond patterns on the brass. Belonged to Surgeon John Wiley.
Description: Wooden medical kit case with brass corners and nameplate. Red velvet interior with impressions for instruments. Removable tray reveals instruments underneath. Instruments also stored in lid.
Description: Wooden monoaural stethoscope. Circular base connected to a thin, hollow tube. Tube widens at the top into cup-like shape for ear placement. Cataloged as part of a surgical kit.
Description: Wooden object consisting of one long rectangular piece of wood and two smaller blocks nailed together and attached to the larger piece. Large piece has V shaped section and circular hole bored in opposite end. Rough, uneven texture. Splintered.
Description: Wooden roll top for table. Slats connected with cloth strips. Belonged to Private Albert Schultz, 28th OH Inf., Co. F
Description: Wooden slant-top desk with turned legs. Slanting top of desk opens, hinged top. Paint flaking away on slant top and on legs. Single large key hole present in the front. Painting on the desk is made to simulate wood graining. 4 mavhined turned legs support the slant.
Description: Wooden splint (arm), made of pine. Interior is concave to fit body contours. Exterior black stenciling reads "DAY Bennington, Vt. 3." Two strips of red leather connected with small round tacks to outside of splint.
Description: Wooden splint (arm), made of pine. Interior is concave to fit body contours. Exterior black stenciling reads "DAY Bennington, Vt. 3." Two strips of red leather connected with small round tacks to outside of splint.
Description: Wooden splint (arm), made of pine. Interior is concave to fit body contours. Exterior black stenciling reads "DAY 2." Two strips of red leather connected with small round tacks to outside of splint.
Description: Wooden splint, concave to fit the patient's leg. Single piece of wood, two small strips of red leather attached to the outside. "Day/Bennington, Vt/6" stenciled in black on the outside of the splint.
Description: Wooden splint, made of pine. Hinged with brass fixtures. Black stenciling reads "DAY 1." Two strips of red leather connected with small round tacks to outside of splint. Inside is concave to fit body contours.
Description: Wooden splint, made of pine. Hinged with brass fixtures. Black stenciling reads "DAY 3." Two strips of red leather connected with small round tacks to outside of splint. Inside is concave to fit body contours.
Description: Wooden splint, made of pine. Splint curved to fit the contours of the body. Marked "Day 1" in black lettering. Two red strips of leather connected with small round tacks found on the outside of the splint. Splint designed to fit over the ankle.
Description: Wooden splint, made of pine. Splint curved to fit the contours of the body. Marked "Day 1" in black lettering. Two strips of red leather connected to the outside of the splint. Designed to fit over the ankle of a patient.
Description: Wooden splint/collar, made of pine. Eight metal fixtures are connected to outside with small nails. Two white/blue/red cloth straps w/ metal buckles run through fixtures on either end. One strap ends with velvet oblong pad. Inside lined with velvet.
Description: Wooden spool wound with white silk thread. Spool is labeled "A. Hepner & Co./New York"
Description: Wooden spoon with carved, tapered end. Long handle; end has incised bands 1" from bottom. Head is carved out of same piece of wood; tip is chipped, 3/4" crack through spoon head. Stained with brown and black patches, wood has patina. Mark: 80-0029
Description: Wooden table, painted green - paint is chipping and worn off in places.
Description: Wooden washstand with mirror, two candleholders and a gold-edged pink & white china basin
Date Created: 1888
Description: Circa. 1888 glass plate negative with original marked paper sleeve. Subject is Sergeant George Ekert, color bearer, 74th Reg. Pa. Vol.
Description: Black & white photograph made from 1888 glass plate negative of a wounded color bearer. Subject is Sergeant George Ekert, color bearer, 74th Reg. Pa. Vol.
Description: Black & white photograph made from 1888 glass plate negative of a wounded color bearer. Subject is Sergeant George Ekert, color bearer, 74th Reg. Pa. Vol.
Description: Woven brown wool hospital blanket - finished edge and two hand-stitched seams running lengthwise
Description: Mahogany writing box, rectangular in shape. Brass oval inlay name plate set into the lid with script "U.S.A. Med. Dept." 10 bass screws in lid. 4 brass corner inlays. 2 brass hook clasps. Interior lined with paper and burgondy colored velvet. Belonged to Surgeon John Wiley
Date Created: July 12, 1870
Description: Written on lined letterhead from the "Office of S.S. Drew, Attorney and U.S. Claim Agent". Dated July 12, 1870. A letter written by S.S. Drew, attorney, from Boston, to Albert H. Blanchard, Surgeon, MA 3rd Cavalry, requesting an affidavit of death for Lewis Bryant.
Date Created: August 2, 1861
Description: Yellow envelope addressed to Surgeon Benjamin Rohrer.
Description: Yellow, paper circular from Mr. De Young addressing the gentlemen of Philadelphia regarding condoms for sale at his store at 703 Chestnut St. Philadelphia. Circular is addressed "TO THE PUBLIC" and explains the nature of condoms, reasons for their use.
Date Created: August 18, 1861
Description: Yellowish-brown envelope addressed to Daniel Rohrer.
Description: Yellowish-white, sheepskin condom with rounded tip and white ribbon drawstring at base.