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Lot 78
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
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$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$1,020
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Bloodletting kit with instruments by makers including Savigny & Co. and Weiss, London.
Wooden case with brass inlay including cartouche to lid bearing heart-shaped design and initials V. R. I., overall 10 x 7 x 4 in., with divided interior lined in velvet. Contains 17 pieces, including 12 glass cups, a glass vial, 2 scarificators (one marked "Savigny & Co," the other marked "Aitken"), a brass spirit lamp, and a brass syringe marked "Weiss / 62 Strand / London." Also included are fabric protectors for each glass cup, two small flat brass pieces of unknown function, and a small wooden box.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents
This lot is located in Cincinnati.