Medical Case

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Medical Case

Entry/Object ID

1960.191.1a-g

Description

Leather tool roll with miscellaneous blades and lances. The roll consists of an outer layer of light leather and a lining of dark leather. Across the center of the lining is a strip of dark leather, sewn down at intervals to create tubes or pockets. Bladed tools with tortoiseshell handles are inserted into the pockets. There are leather flaps at both the top and bottom, and the case closes by rolling it up.

Context

Used by Dr. Amori Benson in Landgrove, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1960.191

Source or Donor

Dutelle, Ruth Leona Bennett (1890-1971)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Medicine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kit, Medical

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Therapeutic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

12-3/4 in

Material

Leather, Metal, Tortoiseshell

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Benson, Amori (1799-1876)

Related Places

Place

Town

Landgrove

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America