Nineteenth surgeon case 19th century surgical kit, complete with its metal and tortoiseshell instruments. Green leather (morocco) case with three compartments lined with burgundy velvet and branded with “Charriere manufacturer of surgical instruments, 9 rue de l’école de Médecine”
Nineteenth surgeon case marked Charrière
Nineteenth surgeon case 19th century surgical kit, complete with its metal and tortoiseshell instruments. Green leather (morocco) case with three compartments lined with burgundy velvet and branded with “Charriere manufacturer of surgical instruments, 9 rue de l’école de Médecine”
The case also contains an entry card to the “ward. reading and working of modern medicine, 104 boulevard St Germain in Paris’ and belonging to Dr Verdier, dating from 1896.
width: 17cm
closed: 8cm high and 4cm thick
open: 33cm in length (not including the clasp)
“Frédéric Charrière is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable manufacturers of medical instruments of the 19th century. He was particularly able to adapt his craftsmanship to the development of advances in surgery by its technicality, by a requirement of quality, the taste of a high finish by adding a permanent aesthetic research. This is what makes his instruments still highly regarded today for their quality, ingenuity and beauty. The fabulous fame of the French surgical industry in the 19th century owes everything to him. ” Source ASPAD
