MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ANTIQUES ARCHIVES
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An 1835 apothecary receipt from New Market, Virginia, for various supplies and medications, including 1 oz Mummy-----.75. Medicinal mummy dust, supposedly from pulverized Egyptian mummies, was thought to be a medical tonic, revitalizer, and useful against contusions.
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A c. 1860 surgical set by Luer (Paris). All the original instruments are present, including a fine amputation saw with extra blade, and appear to have never been used. Note the opposing placement of the amputation knives, typical of French surgery kits.
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A fine c. 1880 tonsil guillotine with a beautifully fluted ebony grip and an unusual mechanical action.
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A c. 1760 amputation saw of the type available during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War . Note the rather wide blade that compensates for the relative brittleness of blade metal at the time. The saw pre-dates the use of ebony for handles, and here the wood is walnut. This classic antique surgical saw is 41.5cm long and was probably made in Great Britain.
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A very high quality English c. 1840 enema set with the brass pump beautifully engraved: Savigny & Co. , 67 St James's Street [London]. The set is complete and even includes its original illustrated instructions.
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A Civil War date CDV of Jedediah Hyde Baxter, Surgeon U.S. Army. The back is inscribed: Truly your friend / J.H. Baxter M.D. / Brigade Surgeon U.S.A. Surgeon Baxter (1837-1890) served during the Civil War, and was the U.S.A. Medical Purveryor during the Indian Wars. In 1890, he was Surgeon General for a brief period before his death.
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A very rare c. 1860 cased Sibson's combination percussor and pleximeter made of brass, steel, and ivory. This unusual diagnostic instrument is discussed and illustrated in Somerville Scott Alison, Physical Examination of the Chest, 1861, London, p. 313. The instrument and shaped-case both carry the name of the London maker Ferguson.
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A c. 1700 hand-wrought iron antique bloodletting fleam. 8" long.
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A c. 1840s quarter-plate daguerreotype of a rather demure young lady wearing a loose-fitting dress. Her face is slightly rouge-tinted. It is clear that she is pregnant, a fact that she is trying to somewhat conceal with her crossed-hands. The original seal is intact.
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A c. 1840 obstetrical forceps thought to be in the pattern of Blundell's. The forceps has a rather long neck ad no pelvic curve. The handle scales are walnut, another unusual feature. Not illustrated in Das, Hibbard, or Witkowski. For a discussion on the Blundell forceps, see Hibbard, pp. 48-50.
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