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Portable alcohol burner

61.93, closed

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Titles: Portable alcohol burner (Supplied title)

Description: Portable alcohol burner for heating surgical instruments in order to cauterize wounds in the field. The burner is made of tinned iron with a brass button catch. It opens flat with a reservoir and cloth tape wick in one half and two folding brass supports in the other. The brass stand would support the instrument handle while the blade was held about two inches above the flame. The inside of the burner is stamped "E.P. / PARIS". It was used during the Civil War by Captain William Moore Leyde of the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company B, as a camp stove or lantern.

Dates

  • Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 61.93

Notes

  • This is an example of a personal effect used during the U.S. Civil War.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 3 inches length
  • 2 1/4 inches width
  • 1 1/2 inches depth
  • 6 inches length open
  • 2 1/4 inches width open
  • 2 1/4 inches height open

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61.93, closed

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.

61.93, open

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.