| 82. A Civil War date lecture ticket from the Medical College of Virginia for the student W.M. McCully, Session 1863-64, to attend the lecture class Theory and Practice of Medicine given by David H. Tucker, M.D. Dr. Tucker was an 1836 grad of MCV and had a second medical degree from the U of PA. He also served as a surgeon at Camp Winder Hospital, a Confederate States of America military hospital in Richmond. Dr. Tucker's autograph is on the back of the card. There is no record of McCully having graduated from MCV. |
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| 83. A c. 1900 Tiemann's pattern antique bullet forceps with locking mechanism. |
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| 84. A fine example of an antique doctor's watch with pulsations dial and chronograph functions. The c. 1952 movement, case, and dial are signed UNVER, which is a trademark of the watchmaker Universal Genève. To determine a pulse one would start the chronograph, count 30 pulsations, stop the chronograph, and a special dial allows one to directly read the number of pulsations per minute. All functions are in proper working order. |
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| 85. A very scarce c. 1800 ivory model eye. One of the most desirable ophthalmic and anatomical antiques. |
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| 86. An
important Civil War date minor surgery pocket set by George Tiemann, New
York. The set contains some 20 instruments. An inscribed
sterling silver plaque is attached to the exterior of the leather
wallet. The high quality jeweler's hand-engraving reads: Surgeon
J.D. Mitchell, 8th Maine Volunteers / from Members of the Staff of
the late / Major General O.M. Mitchel. / New York, Jan. 10th 1863.
This is the only Civil War presentation minor surgery pocket set
known to this dealer.
Dr. Joseph Davis Mitchell was born in St. Stephens, New Brunswick, about 1823. In 1850, he received his medical degree from Harvard. He served at Beaufort, South Carolina, as an acting assistant surgeon in the spring of 1862, then as surgeon to the 8th Main from July 1862 to April 1863. In March 1863, Surgeon Mitchell was with the 8th Maine on an expedition to Jacksonville, Florida, which, ironically, had been his pre-Civil War winter home. During this campaign, he suffered from heatstroke. From February 1864 to September 1864, Mitchell was surgeon to the 31st Maine. He contracted rheumatism at the Battle of Spotsylvania, in May 1864, though he was able to remain in the field until August. A medical discharged was issued to him in September. Besides Spotsylvania, Mitchell saw action with the 31st Maine at the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and the Siege of Petersburg. Surgeon Mitchell has seven citations for amputations in the Medical & Surgical History, most dating to June and July of 1864. The 31st was at the Crater on 20 July, and one of his amputation surgeries, to a soldier presumably wounded during that unusual action, was performed on that day. The portrait of Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel (1809-1862) is taken from the 10 May 1862 issue of Harper's Weekly. http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/HWJ&CISOPTR=5&REC=6 Link to the Cincinnati Observatory. |
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87. A fine c. 1870 antique Stokes monaural stethoscope with rubber ring percussor incorporated at the rim of the earplate.
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| 88. A fine Civil War surgeon's pocket Colt revolver with matching serial numbers 206433, indicating an 1862 manufacturing date. The barrel is 5" long and the rifling is sharp. Both it and the frame retain areas of original bluing, and the brass trigger guard and grip strap have much of their silver-plating. In addition, the walnut scales have their original varnish. The cylinder scene is crisp and the action is strong. The butt strap is engraved: S.C. Gordon, M.D. Dr. Sidney C. Gordon (1840-1924), of Georgetown, Ohio, served as assistant surgeon and surgeon in the 59th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (59th O.V.I.) from August 1862 to November 1864, then in the 189th OVI. He was present at the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga. Surgeon Gordon was captured by the Confederates at Chickamauga and paroled in September of 1863. During the Atlanta Campaign, he served at the General Hospital Chattanooga. Surgeon Gordon's military file from the National Archives has been copied. For the history of the 59th OVI, see http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw59.html. SOLD |
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| 89. A c. 1890 antique Goodell's uterine dilator made by Lentz, Philadelphia. The grips are ebony. |
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