MATHIEU Louis (1816 - 1879). Naval surgeon's box with two su - Lot 95

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MATHIEU Louis (1816 - 1879). Naval surgeon's box with two su - Lot 95
MATHIEU Louis (1816 - 1879). Naval surgeon's box with two superimposed trays lined with his instruments for some engraved "Mathieu". The box is made of mahogany, it is reinforced with brass corners, the lid bears the plate of the person to whom this box was assigned "C. Infernet - Navy Doctor". Lock entry plate with integrated hinged carrying handle, all made of brass. Lock engraved with the manufacturer's name "Mathieu à Paris". Inside the lid is fixed the "Composition of the complete case of surgical instruments - Transformed model for the State Buildings - By Mathieu, Manufacturer of surgical instruments . 11.5 cm x 60 cm x 35 cm. Missing one of the two locking latches. A few instruments are missing. Sold as is. Note 1: Louis Mathieu (1816 - 1879). Master cutler, manufacturer of surgical instruments, he was a student of Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charriere. His workshop was located 113, Bd St. Germain in Paris. Note 2: Joseph-Frédéric-Benoît Charrière, (1803 - 1876) of Swiss origin, moved to Paris to open a workshop for the manufacture of surgical instruments. It is unanimously recognized for the excellence of its production. Note 3: On the composition of the box, it says that no specialty has been forgotten. There are instruments for "Trepanation", "Catheterization", "Rectum" (What was he going to do there!), "Punctures", ... "Tooth instruments", "Eye instruments". Our advice: To buy, so that you are never caught off guard when you plan to go on holiday with your mother-in-law. Nevertheless, remember to disinfect the equipment before any intervention. We mustn't add to it all the same.
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