A Rare Victorian Silver Plated Bone Surgeons Medical Hammer / Mallet Stamped "Mayer & Phelps, London" sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles These horns belonged to a

These horns belonged to a male plains bison

opera glasses and as we see here

This substance has a long and varied history of use as a healing agent in medicine around the world

There are over three hundred distinct breeds of goat but these horns are perhaps that of the Markhor which is a large species of wild goat that is found in Afghanistan

created when tools were built to last

A Rare Victorian Silver Plated Bone Surgeons Medical Hammer / Mallet Stamped "Mayer & Phelps, London" sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles These horns belonged to aOrigin: English Period: Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Length: 6. 5 inches Width: 2. 5 inches (head) Head Face Diameter: 1. 75 inches Having a grip groove handle, the silver plated hammer with weighted head and clearly marked neck stamp; MAYER & PHELPS LONDON. A wonderfully tactile piece of medical history, the condition is sound, with marks and patination consummate with age. This instrument would have been most likely used to evaluate