The Green County Historical Museum has among its medical artifacts an amputation saw used by Dr. J.W. Saucerman (1837-1917) of Winslow, Ill., during his years of practice (1863-1917).
The saw was donated by the late Dr. Nathan Bear via Mrs. A.H. Scudamore.
Dr. Bear was one of the founders of Monroe Clinic in 1939. The pistol grip saw is brass mounted with screws and measures 13 inches in length, with the blade measuring 10 inches long. The blade looks as if it's inscribed "Fain & Brinkerhoff, N.J."
As an aside, Dr. Saucerman's nephew, the late Williard S. Saucerman (1868-1932), was a prominent attorney in Monroe and former Justice of the Peace. He, along with two other Monroe natives, Will Young and M.C. Douglas, founded the "The Daily Cardinal," the University of Wisconsin student newspaper in 1892.
The saw was donated by the late Dr. Nathan Bear via Mrs. A.H. Scudamore.
Dr. Bear was one of the founders of Monroe Clinic in 1939. The pistol grip saw is brass mounted with screws and measures 13 inches in length, with the blade measuring 10 inches long. The blade looks as if it's inscribed "Fain & Brinkerhoff, N.J."
As an aside, Dr. Saucerman's nephew, the late Williard S. Saucerman (1868-1932), was a prominent attorney in Monroe and former Justice of the Peace. He, along with two other Monroe natives, Will Young and M.C. Douglas, founded the "The Daily Cardinal," the University of Wisconsin student newspaper in 1892.