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…

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American Cased Opiate Syringe Set

• Date: 1889
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Medical, Syringes, Hypodermic
• A 19th-century opiate syringe set by American surgical instrument firm John Reynders & Co…

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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…

American Civil War Quinine Tin

• Date: 1861-1865
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Apothecary, Apothecary General, Other Jars
• A Civil War quinine tin prepared by the U.S.A. Medical Purveying Depot, Astoria, Long Island. One of the bloodiest conflicts recorded in American history, the Civil War accounted for 750,000 deaths, the major…

Ferguson Hypodermic Syringe

• Date: 1860-1880
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Medical, Syringes, Hypodermic
• An exceptionally rare hypodermic syringe by the renowned Daniel Ferguson of 21 Giltspur Street, London; Surgeon’s Instrument Maker to Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital. This rare syringe is composed of…

19th-Century Scarificator by Peter Fischer

• Date: 1841
• Uses: Therapeutic
• Categories: Bleeding, Scarificators, Square
• A finely crafted mid-19th century scarificator made by Viennese surgical instrument maker Peter Fischer. Peter Fischer was the last of a long line of familial surgical instrument makers from Vienna, Austria.…

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Materia Medica Specimen Tins

• Date: 1880-1900
• Uses: Educational
• Categories: Apothecary, Other Jars
• A collection of late 19th-century botanical specimen tins distributed by manufacturing chemists Parke, Davis, and Company of Detroit, Michigan. Once part of a large cased set, these tins contained a variety o…