Ivory and Pewter Syringe

• Date: 1880-1900
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Medical, Syringes, Urethral
• A beautifully turned ivory syringe with a glass bore mounted to the ivory with pewter and a pewter and ivory spout. The plunger is kept airtight with a plug of chamois leather. The pewter nozzle has a near blac…

Staphylorraphy Suturing Device

• Date: 1880-1900
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Surgical General, Suturing
• A 19th-century suturing device used to approximate cleft segments of the palate membrane, attributed to Messrs. Down Brothers of Saint Thomas Street, London. This rare device is housed within a velvet-lined w…

Antique Dental Mirror in Ivory

• Date: 1840-1860
• Uses: Diagnostic
• Categories: Dental, Oral Hygiene, Mirrors
• A lovely dental mirror in ivory dating to circa 1850. The edge of the glass is beveled and looks as if it is lined in satin wood. The aside from minor age related changes the mirror is essentially unmarked and…

Italian Majolica Apothecary Jars

• Date: 1750-1850
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Apothecary, Apothecary Jars, Ceramic Jars
• A pair of beautifully decorated and colourful late 18th early 19th C Italian majolica apothecary jars labelled “En Veneris” and “Aethiopis Mineralis”, The “En Veneris” jar…

Direct Pressure Tourniquet by Henseling

• Date: 1800-1850
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Surgical, Surgical General, Tourniquets
• A rare and beautifully constructed antique direct pressure tourniquet by the French maker Henseling. The direct pressure tourniquet had wider support arms and was bulkier than the more commonly seen Petit spi…

Trephine in Brass Steel and Ebony

• Date: 1800-1900
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Neurological, Neurosurgery
• A 19th century hand held trephine made from ebony, brass and blued steel. The two different sized drill bits and stems are detachable and interchangeable. A central pin can be adjusted so that after anchoring t…

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Cased Antique Ear Auricles

• Date: 1900-1920
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Ear Nose Throat, Hearing, Auricles and Shells
• A rare pair of French silver antique ear auricles by Gateau The small light auricle have bespoke silver molded ear pieces which would have been made to fit the owner and were held in place without a headband .…

Dudgeon’s Sphygmograph by Maw

• Date: 1881-1901
• Uses: Diagnostic
• Categories: Cardiovascular, Pulse & BP, Sphygmographs
• A mechanism by Dudgeon which recorded the pulse pressure and rhythm at the wrist. He presented this instrument in 1881. This example was made by Maw Son & Thompson who were in business until 1901. A sensiti…

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