Braided Silk Sutures, circa 1935
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Artifact Overview
The Gudebrod brothers, German immigrants in the mid-1800s, became proficient in manufacturing silk. They purchased a small mill and expanded to form the Gudebrod Brothers Silk Company in the late 1800s. The company developed a braided silk suture -- surgical thread used to close incisions and wounds -- that became a standard in the medical industry. Veterinarian Hazen Atkins from Clarkston, Michigan owned these sutures.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Suture
Date Made
circa 1935
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
81.51.5
Credit
Michigan Veterinarian Medicine Association
Material
Silk (Textile)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black (Color)
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 1.6875 in
Inscriptions
on front of packaging:
Size 2 Two 18" Lengths / STERILE / NON-CAPILLARY SERUM-PROOF / BRAIDED SILK SUTURES / CAUTION - To prevent contamination remove / contents with disinfected hands or forceps only. / GUDEBROD BROS. SILK CO., INC. / New York Phila.
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