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Title	Amputation Saw
Creator	Unknown
Date	ca. 1850
Subject	Surgery Surgery -- history Surgery -- instrumentation Surgery -- methods Amputation Amputation -- history Amputation -- instrumentation Amputation -- methods military
Description	0.75" x 16.25" x 4". Cutting tool: Saw: Amputation. Saw with a wooden handle and thread tied around with a steel blade that is heavily rusted.
Digital Collection	Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection
Web Site	http: //waring.library.musc.edu
Holding Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Rights	Digital image copyright 2010, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library.
SC County	Charleston County (S.C.)
SC Region	Lowcountry
Digitization Specifications	Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm
Date Digital	2009-12-16
Type	Still Image
Format	image/jpeg
Media Type	Images
Resource Identifier	80
Note	Belonged to Dr. R.A. Kinloch and used when he was a Confederate Army Surgeon. Given to the Waring by Dr. Kenneth M. Lynch in 1974. It was earlier given to Dr. Lynch by Dr. Kinloch's son or grandson and used by Dr. Lynch to open skulls during autopsies for several years before the electric saw came in to use.
CONTENTdm number	575
CONTENTdm file name	576.jpg

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