c. 1860-67 field surgeon's set by Herman Hernstein of New York, large amputation saw marked, H Hernstein 393 Broadway New York, Liston knives, Liston catlins, finger saw, tenaculum, bone snips, bistory, forceps etc all marked Hernstein in a gothic script, plus unsigned Hay's saw, tourniquet, needles and original bone wax to stop bleeding, all in fitted, velvet lined, brass bound mahogany case with lock and original key, case 43.7cm across. Note: Herman Hernstein was established at 393 Broadway by 1855, and securing military contracts was a major surgical instrument supplier in the Civil War. Herman went out of business soon after the end of the war, but the business was restarted by his son Albert, trading as Albert L Hernstein of 52 Maiden Lane New York. See James M. Edmonson The History of Their Manufacture and a Directory of Instrument Makers to 1900 Norman Publishing 1997.