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Fully Equipped Field Surgeons Box

From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Mahogany Field Surgeons Box. The Surgeons Box made from Mahogany of rectangular shape bares a vacant brass initial plaque to the lid with a brass escutcheon and two hook catches to secure the box. The interior of the box is lined in a flush red felt and contains the original partitioned field surgeons equipment including bone saws, tweezers, hooks, knives and tourniquet with all the tools marked Evans & Co London. The Field Surgeon’s box dates to the first half of the 19th century during the early Victorian period circa 1840.

The Surgeons box comes complete with working lock and tasseled key.

Mahogany the name given to many types of tropical hardwood and can be found in Africa, India and South America, most of which are a red-brown colour with a fine, even grain. This makes it easily workable and gives it a durable finish which attributes to its popularity with many kinds of furniture.

Victorian an era of British History corresponding approximately with the reign of Queen Victoria from the 20th of June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901 however, there are arguments stating that the Victorian era is actually from 1820 until 1914 proceeded by Georgian era and followed by the Edwardian era.

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