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1930 Illustrated Catalog of a Complete Line of Surgical Instruments for the Retail Trade Exclusively : Manufactured and Imported by Penn Surgical Mfg. Co. Inc

  • Stiff wraps
  • Philadelphia: Penn Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc, 1930
By [ Penn Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc. ]
Philadelphia: Penn Surgical Mfg. Co., Inc, 1930. First Edition. Stiff wraps. Very Good. First Edition. 367 + 10 pages index. Original faux leather binding in two tones. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Minor wear overall. Binding sound. Stiff wraps. A nicely illustrated catalog of surgical apparatus available in 1930 from the Penn Surgical Manufacturing Company, Inc. Scarce, with only one copy in OCLC (CLEVELAND HEALTH SCI LIBR, 54893303). This era of surgical instruments is in stark contrast with the automated, computer assisted surgery so rapidly being deployed these days. This catalog contains almost exclusively hand tools for the surgeon.
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