Antique Field Surgeon's Box

Here is a very good quality field surgeon's mahogany box dating from the early part of the 1800's, maybe used in the Napoleonic Wars. The mahogany box is a good small size with a brass name plate on the lid, a brass escutcheon and two cut in brass fixing clasps - a sign of quality. The box is edged with ebony stringing and still retains many of its original surgical instruments, in a fitted purple velvet interior.

There are various scalpels with ebony patterned handles, three hooks and chain, a small saw with the ebony handle, some large needles and a knife again with the same ebony handle all of the tools are stamped Here is a very good quality field surgeon's mahogany box dating from the early part of the 1800's, maybe used in the Napoleonic Wars. The mahogany box is a good small size with a brass name plate on the lid, a brass escutcheon and two cut in brass fixing clasps - a sign of quality. The box is edged with ebony stringing and still retains many of its original surgical instruments, in a fitted purple velvet interior.

There are various scalpels with ebony patterned handles, three hooks and chain, a small saw with the ebony handle, some large needles and a knife again with the same ebony handle all of the tools are stamped with the name Savigny & Co. There are also a couple of 19th century scissors which aren't the original ones, but have a good age. the name Savigny & Co. There are also a couple of 19th century scissors which aren't the original ones, but have a good age.