Radio Hypnotic Crystal by Knowles

Radio Hypnotic Crystal by Knowles

• Date: 1930
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Musculoskeletal, Galvanism
• A quackery radio hypnotic crystal device marketed by E Knowles circa 1930. This has been placed in the section under galvanism but this device has no electrical properties and certainly no therapeutic ones. A s…

Cased Antique Ear Auricles

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 .…

Antique Female Porcelain Urinal

Antique Female Porcelain Urinal

• Date: 1850-1900
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Genitourinary, Urinals
• An early 19th century female urinal with a decorative transfer design This is the English equivalent to the French bordalou and would have been used in the bed chamber or as portable relief during travel or per…

Hamon’s Folding Retroceps

Hamon’s Folding Retroceps

• Date: 1880-1900
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Obs & Gyn, Obstetric Forceps
• A pair of unsigned unfinished folding Hamon’s “Retroceps” in steel, wood and brass. Similar examples are documented in Kedanarth Das’ “Obstetric Forceps” but these are bespo…

• Archived Item

Eye Bath in Sheffield Silver Plate

Eye Bath in Sheffield Silver Plate

• Date: 1770-1840
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Ophthalmology, Eye Baths
• A fine unmarked 19th century eye bath made from Sheffield silver plate. This form of Old Sheffield plate was developed around 1770 and consists of a sheet of silver each side of a piece of copper. The techniq…

German Spermatorrhoea Ring (screw catch)

German Spermatorrhoea Ring (screw catch)

• Date: 1894-1900
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Genitourinary, Genitourinary General
• A very rare Spermatorrhoea ring fastened with a screw. With provenance from the original German catalogue dating from 1894. Spermatorrhoea means involuntary loss of semen, although the rings were also intended…

Silver Etui with 4 lancets 1843 by Nathaniel Mills

Silver Etui with 4 lancets 1843 by Nathaniel Mills

• Date: 1843
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Bleeding, Lancet Cases
• An ornately carve silver Lancet Case by Nathaniel Mills Birmingham. The monarch’s head and date letter were poorly struck and c 1843 is the nearest estimate. The front, back and sides are decorated with fancy…

• Archived Item

Ivory and Pewter Syringe

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…