Search
- Braided Silk Sutures, circa 1935 - 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.

- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Braided Silk Sutures, circa 1935
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.
- 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.
- Suturing Needle Kit, circa 1910 - Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This small leather case, belonging to Hazen Atkins of Clarkston, Michigan, held needles and suture thread used to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets.

- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Suturing Needle Kit, circa 1910
Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This small leather case, belonging to Hazen Atkins of Clarkston, Michigan, held needles and suture thread used to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets.
- "Champion" Surgeon's Silk, circa 1940 -

- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
"Champion" Surgeon's Silk, circa 1940
- Ethicon Suture Material - Medical equipment manufacturers sold items to veterinarians to help keep equipment secure as they traveled to treat animals. This box contains six glass tubes of black silk suture thread. Veterinarians used sutures and specially designed needles to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets. These sutures belonged to F. Eugene Eads of Gross Pointe, Michigan.

- Collections - Artifact
Ethicon Suture Material
Medical equipment manufacturers sold items to veterinarians to help keep equipment secure as they traveled to treat animals. This box contains six glass tubes of black silk suture thread. Veterinarians used sutures and specially designed needles to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets. These sutures belonged to F. Eugene Eads of Gross Pointe, Michigan.
- Suturing Needle, circa 1930 - Veterinarians closed incisions or wounds on livestock and pets with suture thread and specially designed needles. This suturing needle belonged to veterinarian M.C. Bigelow of Flushing, Michigan.

- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Suturing Needle, circa 1930
Veterinarians closed incisions or wounds on livestock and pets with suture thread and specially designed needles. This suturing needle belonged to veterinarian M.C. Bigelow of Flushing, Michigan.
- Suturing Needle Kit - Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This small leather case held specially designed needles and suture thread to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets. It belonged to veterinarian F. Eugene Eads of Gross Pointe, Michigan.

- Collections - Artifact
Suturing Needle Kit
Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This small leather case held specially designed needles and suture thread to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets. It belonged to veterinarian F. Eugene Eads of Gross Pointe, Michigan.
- Veterinary Instrument Kit, 1895-1904 -

- 1895-1904
- Collections - Artifact
Veterinary Instrument Kit, 1895-1904
- Suturing Needle Kit - Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This small leather case held specially designed needles and suture thread to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets. It belonged to veterinarian F. Eugene Eads of Gross Pointe, Michigan.

- Collections - Artifact
Suturing Needle Kit
Cases kept medical instruments and equipment secure while veterinarians traveled to treat animals. This small leather case held specially designed needles and suture thread to close incisions or wounds on livestock and pets. It belonged to veterinarian F. Eugene Eads of Gross Pointe, Michigan.