Antique A.S. Aloe Co. St. Louis Cased Ophthalmic Set, Magnifier & Instruments, Late 19th Century

A small cased ophthalmic outfit with the gilt silk label of A.S. Aloe Co., Manufacturers of Surgical Instruments, 415 N. Broadway, St. Louis. The Aloe company, founded 1860, was the great surgical instrument house of the American Midwest. Fitted with a hand magnifier, ebony-handled instrument and tips in the velvet-lined case.