British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913)

George Murray LEVICK (1876-1956)

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British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913)
George Murray LEVICK (1876-1956)
An English late 19th/early 20th-century surgeon's set, by Down Bros., comprising silver and nickel-plated scalpels, bistouries, forcipes, tracheotomy tubes with pilots, a syringe and other instruments and accessories, in three removable racks, contained in a brass-bound mahogany case with 2 keys (very light occasional oxidisation, case cracked and lacking keyhole cover) - case 25cm. wide

Provenance

George Murray Levick (by descent to); 'R[odney].B. M[urray].L[evick].' (manuscript label on case lid); sold for Rodney B. Murray Levick by Martin Spencer Thomas Auctioneers of Exmouth as lot 415, 13 April 1992 (lot sticker on base of case).

Exhibited

These instruments were deposited at the Scott Polar Research Institute between 1994 and 1999, where they were exhibited.

Lot Essay

Down Brothers' Catalogue...for 1900 does not include this set, but that for 1906 does, indicating that the set was first manufactured between these years. In 1906 it was listed under the name of 'The Colonial' minor operations set, 'suggested by Mr. [later Sir] R. Fox-Symons' (p.54). It appeared in the 1914 Catalogue...(p.54), and later in the 1929 Catalogue..., renamed 'The Dominion' set (p.54).
Down Bros. Ltd. were among the many suppliers to Scott's Last Expedition to donate to the British Polar Exhibition Fund (see The Polar Book, p.115).

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