18th-Century Scarificator by Andreas Fischer

• Date: 1780-1800
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Bleeding, Scarificators, Square
• An 18th-century bloodletting scarificator by Austrian surgical instrument maker Andreas Fischer. Andreas was part of a long family line of surgical instrument makers from Vienna, Austria. The design, inscript…

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18th-Century Dental Pelican

• Date: 1770-1796
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Dental, Pelicans
• An 18th-century dental pelican attributed to English surgical instrument maker Knaur. The instrument is so-named as the claw resembles the beak of a pelican. Pelicans were some of the earliest tools used for…

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J. Haran Hypodermic Syringe

• Date: 1880-1900
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Medical, Syringes, Hypodermic
• A petit 19th-century pocket syringe carrying case by Parisian instrument maker J. Haran. Syringe cases like these were carried in the pockets of high-class Parisian women, men, and physicians alike. The glass…

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Amputation Knife Set by Weiss & Son

• Date: 1831-1899
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Surgical, Surgical Sets, Boxed
• Liston’s knives for amputation by London-based surgical instrument firm John Weiss & Son.…

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18th-Century Italian Scarificator

• Date: 1753
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Bleeding, Scarificators, Other
• An Italian Scarificator marked Gio Bat Boelier, Fece in Roma, 1753. This bloodletting instrument is fashioned in brass and steel. The central screw works to control the depth of the pene…

American Cased Opiate Syringe Set

• Date: 1889
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Medical, Syringes, Hypodermic
• A 19th-century opiate syringe set attributed to American surgical instrument firm John Reynde…

Dr. Bloch’s Sphygmometer

• Date: 1888-1900
• Uses: Diagnostic
• Categories: Cardiovascular, Pulse & BP, Sphygmomanometers
• A late 19th-century sphygmometer for measuring blood pressure by le célèbre fabricant d’instruments Français, Charles Verdin. This blood pressure device consists of a small cylinder contai…

Barber-Surgeon’s Instrument Case

• Date: 1650-1700
• Uses: Diagnostic, Therapeutic
• Categories: Surgical, Surgical General
• A rare 17th-century Barber-Surgeon’s surgical instrument case in shagreen and silver. The instrument case opens at the top and at the side via a small end drawer. The closing clasp…