1 / 5
Click To Zoom

Condition Report

Contact Information

Auction Specialist

Lot 77

Sale 6425 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography, including The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
Part I - Lots 1-222
Oct 23, 2025 10:00AM ET
Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$2,000 - 3,000
Price Realized
$1,200
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[CIVIL WAR]. Surgical kit manufactured by G. Tiemann & Co., New York. [Ca 1860s-80s].

Wooden case with brass inlay, including unmarked brass cartouche, overall 16 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in., with divided interior lined in velvet bearing affixed red and gold label reading "G. Tiemann & Co. / Manufacturers / of / Surgical Instruments / 67 Chatham St. N.Y." Both halves of case include 2 levels of storage by manner of removable trays revealing additional instruments below. Kit contains nearly 50 instruments, many with Tiemann's mark, including a bone saw, set of knives, forceps, a variety of probes of various sizes, and many others.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Contact Information

Auction Specialist

Search