MEDICAL ANTIQUES ARCHIVES
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A c. 1860 amputation and trephination set by Gemrig, Philadelphia. This classic American surgical set contains all of its original instruments, and it is exactly the sort of surgical kit that was for sale in the late 1850s and in the early days of the Civil War. Note the deep cuts into the blade of the capital saw; these were thought to aid in clearing the paste mixture of blood and bone dust bad effects of which could slow-down the sawing. The slats were introduced in England during the 1840s, and they are rarely found in American saws made after 1860. See Edmonson, p. 254.
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An attractive c. 1830s antique dental toothkey with a turned-horn handle that has acorn-shaped finials. The shank has a dog-leg curve.
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A rare c. 1750 hand-wrought iron dental key with ring handle. The form is similar to an old lock key and is the source for the term "toothkey."
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A fine c. 1840 Staffordshire vase-shaped leeches jar. These jars are found in blue, yellow, and red, besides the green offered here. Though oftentimes unmarked, this example does have the raised seal of ALCOCK over a beehive impressed on the underside of the base. Samuel Alcock & Co. was in business from 1830 to 1859. See Crellin, Medical Ceramics in the Wellcome Institute, p. 129-131 and fig. 142.
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An important c. 1700 combination dental extracting pelican, known as the Douglas lever, with extracting forceps. The only similar instrument known to this dealer is that found in Bennion, Antique Dental Instruments, p. 64, fig. 66.
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A c. 1880 Loring ophthalmoscope with fitted case, an ivory handle, and condenser lens.
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A fine c. 1830 set of solid silver urethral catheters in their original leather elbow-case.
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An important and exceedingly rare c. 1860s dental pelican marked: ATTRACTIF / DE D'ESTANQUE and MATHIEU / A PARIS. The set has all 9 of its interchangeable jaws, and it is the most complicated mechanical tooth extractor shown in Bennion. See Bennion, Dental Antiques, p. 38 and 63, fig. 65.
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