Antique 1892 J Ellwood Lee 16" Copper Surgical Tools Sterilizer Conshohocken PA

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See Photos.  Comes from a clean non smoking home.  In very good condition.  Fantastic patina.  Incredibly well constructed.  During extensive research, we found a single device that was identical to this one.  Declaring it rare and or very hard to find.  A stamp on each side states "The Lee Sterilizer and Compress Heater Pat. Dec 27, 1892.  J. Ellwood Lee Co.  Conshohocken, PA.  U.S.A.".  Approx 16" x 8" x 10" (excluding top handle).  Weighs just over eight pounds.  Seller Lot #20076U.
John Ellwood Lee (1860-1914) was born, raised and educated in the Philadelphia borough of Conshohocken. In 1883 with his life savings of .35 – plus 0 borrowed from his family as capital, and his mother’s sewing machine as factory equipment he established a business which within ten years was to be an internation­ally renowned manufacturer of surgical goods.  He seized on the revolution in surgery and medicine followed by proof of Pasteur’s theory that bacteria caused infection, then the principal cause of death following surgery.  His company won five gold medals – against competition from the world over – at the great 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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