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- Sale 5994
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| Philadelphia
Nov 12 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5994
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$2,500 – $3,500
The brass inlay on the lid engraved with Cahill Family crest; retaining embossed leather case inscribed "A. Peille Cahill"; the interior with three levels of trays containing knives, saws, trepanning implements, straps, and other surgical devices, many of which are marked "Young".
L: 18 1/2 in. (chest)Alexander Peille Cahill, M.D., was a surgeon who served in the British Army. He is listed as "Hon. Deputy Surgeon General" in The New Annual Army List, Militia, Yeomanry Cavalry List, and Indian Civil Service List of 1889, (written by Lieutenant General Henry George Hart) having appeared in several earlier volumes.
Provenance: Pittsburgh Family Collection.
