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Title
AEF Field Surgical Kit
Description
Thomas Boggs sent this kit to his colleague and former teacher, the surgeon William Halsted, who remained at his post in Baltimore. Halsted took a keen interest in the Hopkins unit’s surgical work in France and corresponded with several of them, including Boggs, during the war.
Date
1917-1918
Format
Surgical kit contains 16 pieces of metal surgical equipment in a dark brown leather pouch with a snap clasp emblazoned with a small cross. Includes a metal rod used to spark fires.
Identifier
Artifact 8480A
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Original Format
surgical kit