Surgery

Scissors for bandage (2) by MARTIN

Bandage scissors are characterized by their blunt tip, which allows the surgeon to introduce them under embedded and encrusted bandages without injuring the skin.

Exhibit

The scissors shown here were made in the workshops of MARTIN and found themselves on a Luxembourg flea market, along with the metal box on which it is now pictured. This turned out to be a container for the target of a Polish military machine gun - and was not, as originally thought, a surgical cutlery box. Apparently he found his way to Luxembourg as a container for the scissors ... The company "Gebrüder Martin" was founded in 1923 in Tuttlingen as a joint sales subsidiary of seven competing (!) Partners (see under "Suture cutters").

As a special feature I would like to emphasize the wire cutters: near the joint, they had a considerable biting power. Otherwise, the scissors are still found today in the catalog of Fa. Martin again.