Metal head reflector that might be worn by surgeons. Inscriptions read “JETTER & SCHEERER” and “CHIRURG / GERMANY”. Gottfried Jetter (1838-1903) was a German surgical instrument maker who trained in Paris; in 1887, having been joined by his brothers-in-law, William and Karl Christian Scheerer, the firm became Jetter & Scheerer.
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