MADE BY JOHN WEISS, AND POSSIBLY ALSO SAVIGNY
Instruments in this case are mixed and as found. The case lid does not open past 90 degrees, a feature common to very early sets, according to Bennion. The maker of the original set may have been Savigny, or Weiss. The capital amputation saw, which fits the case perfectly, is marked with Weiss’s 33 Strand address, where he worked from 1811 to 1823. The metacarpal saw, also original to the set, is marked Savigny. Similarly, the lockable forceps are by Weiss and the bone forceps are stamped Savigny – and both fit the case perfectly.The knives are not original to the case; the largest (clearly a replacement) is marked with James Arnold’s 35 Smithfield address, which was first used in 1829. The making on the catlin is worn off, and the smaller knife is a replacement made by Ferris. Assorted surgical needles are in a small compartment within the case. The velvet interior of the inside of the lid is missing .