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- Surgical Retractor, circa 1900 - Veterinarians use a number of instruments when they perform surgery on animals. Retractors hold open incisions and push back tissue and organs so veterinarians can operate without obstructions. Retractors also come in multiple styles, shapes, and designs for various procedures.

- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Surgical Retractor, circa 1900
Veterinarians use a number of instruments when they perform surgery on animals. Retractors hold open incisions and push back tissue and organs so veterinarians can operate without obstructions. Retractors also come in multiple styles, shapes, and designs for various procedures.
- Case with Needle Holder and Packet of Suturing Needles - Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This leather case, sold by the J.F. Hartz Company of Detroit, Michigan, held needles and suture thread used by veterinarians to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets.

- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Case with Needle Holder and Packet of Suturing Needles
Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This leather case, sold by the J.F. Hartz Company of Detroit, Michigan, held needles and suture thread used by veterinarians to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets.