Surgical Instrument Makers of America before 1900

Research notes from Dr. Michael Echols, American Civil War Surgical Antiques

Below is a list of some of the better-known American surgical instrument makers in business prior to 1900.  For other makers, details, and dates, see Edmonson's: American Surgical Instrument Makers, An Illustrated History, by Norman Publishing or check for Edmonson in Google 'books'.  Using Edmonson's book you can take the information from maker labels, like those shown below from my collection, to date a surgical set or instrument.  Without this information and knowledge about the type of instruments in a set or kit, dating instruments is very difficult at best.

If this list of American makers from the 1800's does not answer your questions, I would suggest you go beyond a usual web search and use Google 'books' for much more detailed information on instrument makers.

Aloe: St Louis
Aloe & Hernstein: St. Louis
Anderson,James: N.Y.
Arnold F.and Daily: Baltimore
Arnold, Wm.: Cleveland
Autenrieth, William: Cincinnati
Brinkerhoff (Brinckerhoff): New York City
Browne, Phillip: Philadelphia
Cartwright: Pittsburgh
Cassell: Baltimore
Caswell: New York
Chevalier: New York
Codman & Shurtleff: Boston
Degenhardt: Chicago
Dickson: Albany, NY
Jackson, Samuel: Baltimore, MD
Fenton: Cleveland/Columbus
Ford: New York
Fosbrook: New York
Eberle: Philadelphia
Friese: Baltimore
Gemrig: Pennsylvania
Goulding: New York
Helmold: Pennsylvania
Helmolt: Pennsylvania
Hernstein: New York
Jackson:  Baltimore
Kern: Pennsylvania
Klott and Wolf: Ohio
Kolbe' : Pennsylvania
Kuemerle: Pennsylvania
Lentz, Charles: Pennsylvania
Leslie, A. M.: St. Louis
Martin, Albany, New York
Otto: New York
Owens: Albany, New York
Phelps: Boston
Pintard: New York
Rees: Cincinnati
Reynders: New York
Rienhardt: Baltimore/South Carolina
Rogers: Philadelphia
Rorer: Philadelphia
Rose and Sellers:  New York
Rose: New York
Schively: Pennsylvania
Sharp & Smith: Chicago
Shepard & Dudley: New York
Shurtleff: Boston
Snowden and Brother
Spangenberg & Hawley: Albany, New York
Teufel: Pennsylvania
Tiencken: New York
Tiemann: New York
Wade and Ford: New York
Wiegand and Snowden, Philadelphia
Wocher: Cincinnati
Wocher & Son: Cincinnati

Dr. Michael Echols is strictly a collector/researcher and not a dealer.  For additional and expanded information on this topic, please see My eBay, or search Google for ' Michael Echols' and his web site:

American Civil War Surgical Antiques

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