Home Medical & Scientific Rare Luer’s Tonsil Guillotine ca. 1820 – 1900 SOLD OUT Rare Luer’s Tonsil Guillotine ca. 1820 – 1900 From the archive — this piece has found its home and is no longer available. Civil War Era SKU: MS224 Categories: Medical & Scientific, Past Curiosities Description This device was invented in 1828 and became the standard tool for removing tonsils. by the 20th century surgeons used a scalpel and forceps instead as the guillotine often caused heavy bleeding and left parts of the tonsil behind. 9.5 inches Related products SOLD OUTVintage Glass Baby FeederPast curiosity Medical & Scientific, Past Curiosities SOLD OUT19th Century Macabre Medical Back BracePast curiosity Medical & Scientific, Past Curiosities SOLD OUTVintage Medical Scientific GlasswarePast curiosity Medical & Scientific, Past Curiosities SOLD OUTVeterinarian Medical Study Wet Specimen Horse EyesPast curiosity Medical & Scientific, Past Curiosities
This device was invented in 1828 and became the standard tool for removing tonsils. by the 20th century surgeons used a scalpel and forceps instead as the guillotine often caused heavy bleeding and left parts of the tonsil behind. 9.5 inches
