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Description: | The blade of this saw has a serrated edge and was used to saw through bone in amputations. The frame is heavy but the blade is narrow to avoid damage to soft tissues. It is very similar to those used today. It is part of a collection of instruments thought to have been made in 1702-04 for Newcastle's Company of Barber Surgeons. The Company goes back to 1442. Its members could borrow the instruments when they were asked to perform an operation. In addition to cutting and shaving hair, the barber surgeons pulled teeth, amputated limbs, cut out bullets, sewed up wounds and all without painkillers. Many people died after the surgery. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | living in the North East health | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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