1830'S SURGEONS FOLDING BLUNT POINT BISTOURY SCALPEL MARKED 'GEO. TIEMANN'

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HERE IS A 1830'S POCKET SURGEON NON-LOCKING HANDLE BLUNT POINT BISTOURY FOLDING SCALPELVERY-VERY RARE TO FIND THIS PERIOD OF TIEMANN MAKER MARKSIF YOU ARE A TIEMANN COLLECTOR, LIKE MYSELF, YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND EARLY MARK TIEMANN ITEMSMADE BY TIEMANN OF NEW YORKMAKER NAME IN STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN BLOCK LETTERS ' GEO. TIEMANN, N.Y. 'MOST LIKELY MADE IN THE 1820'S TO 1830'STIEMANN STARTS HIS BUSINESS IN THE MID-1820'SIT IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST TIEMANN MAKER MARKSAFTER 1860 ALMOST ALL POCKET SURGEON FOLDING SCALPELS USE THE LOCKING PIN DESIGNTHEREFORE IT IS PRE CIVIL WAR PERIOD.MAKER NAME ON BLADE, NO AGE TONING, NEAR-MINT COND.HANDLE IS IN NEAR-MINT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS, CHIPS OR INSECT DAMAGEIN GREAT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND CONDITION, MUSEUM QUALITY.U.S. SALE ONLY.I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS MANY OTHER MEDICAL AND CIVIL WAR RELATED ITEMS, SO, PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS.THANK-YOU, BOB.