kit, surgical

Object/Artifact

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

kit, surgical

Entry/Object ID

1989.016.001

Description

Kit, surgical. Surgical kit belonging to Dr. Martin Luther Bott of Westminster. Rectangular wood box covered with alligator skin. Contains complete set of surgical instruments including nine stainless steel instruments (scalpels, probes, etc), a bone saw, five vein clamps, a brass-framed bleeder in a leather-covered case, a set of Dr. C.H. Fitch's Prescription Scales in a nickel-plated box. Nickel-plated plaque on top engraved "M.L. Bott Westminster, MD." C.1875-1900.

Acquisition

Accession

1989.016

Source or Donor

Bare, George S.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Belonged to Dr. Martin Luther Bott of Westminster.Dr. Bott (5 February 1848 - 2 March 1931) married Elizabeth Jones (17 January 1848 - 8 December 1923) of Taneytown on December 6, 1872. Bott was born in York County and the couple moved to Westminster in 1881. They had no children. Was acquired from Dr. Bott's estate by donor's father, Dr. Luther Bare.