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Scalpel, Medical
Scalpel. This metal scalpel has a wooden handle engraved with "The PS CO". The metal blade is engraved with E R J. Rodgers & Sons, 6 Norfolk St., Sheffield, England.
Scalpels were used in the course of surgeries during the war. Those suffering…
Scalpels were used in the course of surgeries during the war. Those suffering…
Tags: Medical Supplies, Medicine, Scalpel, Surgery
Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife
Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife. This Civil War-era Bowie knife was hand made. The blade is approximately 10 inches long. The handle is hand carved wood. Named after the D-shaped nature of the guard, this large knife was popular during the war…
Tags: Bowie Knife, D-Guard, Weaponry
Brass Three-Size Fleam for Bloodletting
Brass Three-Size Fleam for Bloodletting. This tool, called a fleam, is used to facilitate bloodletting. The smallest size is engraved with the brand, "Corwick".
Bloodletting was a practice implemented during the Civil War to attempt to heal soldiers…
Bloodletting was a practice implemented during the Civil War to attempt to heal soldiers…
Tags: Bloodletting, Medical Supplies, Medicine
Gutta Percha Lavage Syringe
Gutta Percha Lavage Syringe. This syringe is made of gutta percha, a sturdy rubber material, derived from the tree of the same name. Lavage syringes were used to rinse wounds and irrigate the ear canal.
Tags: Medical Supplies, Medicine, Syringe
Mill and Store at Gabriel Mills
Mill and Store at Gabriel Mills. This early photograph features a mill and store at Gabriel Mills in Taylor. The operator, Mr. Beckman is standing in the doorway. This building was built in 1860 and withstood the Civil War. It stood until its…
Tags: Homefront, Mill, Williamson County
The Alex Harris Store
The Alex Harris Store. This is a black and white photograph of a store where traders could barter for goods, trading items such as hides and farm produce. This photograph also features a covered wagon with mules and horses harnessed to it. There is a…
Tags: Homefront, Williamson County
Canister Shot, 5 pieces
Canister Shot, 5 pieces. Of these individual pieces of canister shot, four have become slightly rusted.
Canister shot consisted of a metal can filled with as many as 48 iron balls. When shot from a cannon, these iron balls exit the barrel and…
Canister shot consisted of a metal can filled with as many as 48 iron balls. When shot from a cannon, these iron balls exit the barrel and…
Tags: Artillery, Canister Shot, Weaponry
Miniature Domino Set
Miniature Domino Set. These small dominos are only measure .5in x .2in.This small 28 piece set is made of bone and is housed in an accompanying wooden case with a sliding lid.
Many soldiers used free time at camp to play games such as dominos and…
Many soldiers used free time at camp to play games such as dominos and…
Tags: Dominoes, Recreation