overall: 3/4 in x 13 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in; 1.905 cm x 34.29 cm x 8.5725 cm
Object Name:
saw
surgical instrument
Description:
Surgical saw with an ebony handle, and a “J. REYNDERS & CO. / NEW YORK” inscription. John Reynders (1834-1910) was a surgical instrument maker from Hanover who came to the United States as a young man. By 1860 he was in partnership with Ferdinand G. Otto, trading as Otto & Reynders in New York City. That venture dissolved in the early 1870s, and the two men went their separate ways. John Reynders & Co. remained in business until around 1900.
