Civil War Era Hypodermic Syringe & Case F. G. Otto & Sons 64 Chatham St. N. Y

  

Civil War Era Hypodermic Syringe & Case F. Otto & Sons 64 Chatham St.

Rare cased kit from F. Otto & Sons, supplier of surgical instruments for the Civil War. Original Rare purple fabric lined cased set, Circa 1872, with original manufactures labels still attached. Item does show wear from age and use on syringes, and on the case as well. The case, approximately 3.5 inches in length, contains (2) of it's original labels for F.

Otto & Sons Surgical Instruments which have peeling, and fade but is still mostly readable. It is very rare to find these kits with (1) original label, much less (2) still attached and readable. The push on the syringe seems to be functioning as it should, and the glass tubes seem to be in good condition as well. From researching this item, we have found that it is rare to have acquired this syringe in it's original case, and that a lot of times these syringes were used for administering morphine and/or opiates for pain control on many of the soldiers who fought and were injured in the Civil War, thus causing a epidemic of morphine addiction. The item "Civil War Era Hypodermic Syringe & Case F.

Otto & Sons 64 Chatham St. Y" is in sale since Monday, October 29, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Other Civil War Original Items". The seller is "sweeneysrule" and is located in Davison, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States.