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Samuel S. Fitch, Diseases of the Heart, 132 pp., 6 figs. New York, Fitch, 1859.
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A replica of a 17th century ivory anatomical model of a pregnant woman in the manner of Stephan Zick (1639-1715).
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A c. 1880 antique steam medicinal atomizer by Codman & Shurtleff, Boston. The nose and throat instrument is complete and includes its original wooden box and printed instructions.
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A c. 1870s Chassaignac's ecraseur as initially designed for the removal of hemorrhoids. It came to have other uses, such as the excision of uterine tumors and polypi. The instrument has its original chain and is in fine working order. See Tiemann 1889, p. 514, fig. 3663.
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A Civil War date lecture ticket from the Medical College of Virginia for the student W.M. McCully, Session 1863-64, to attend the lecture class Theory and Practice of Medicine given by David H. Tucker, M.D. Dr. Tucker was an 1836 grad of MCV and had a second medical degree from the U of PA. He also served as a surgeon at Camp Winder Hospital, a Confederate States of America military hospital in Richmond. Dr. Tucker's autograph is on the back of the card. There is no record of McCully having graduated from MCV.
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A fine 1870's plaster phrenology bust by A.L. Vago, London. The plaster is also embossed with Vago's name and the date 1860. All the original paper labels are present, as is an advertisement on the back dated 1871. 15.5 cm high.
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A very fine and rare antique dental pick with an engraved gold finial set with an amethyst. The shaft is stamped: P. BOUCHE. Prosper Bouche was a dental instrument maker who was active in New York City from c. 1854 - 1860. This dealer has never seen an instrument from this obscure maker with a great dental name. See Edmonson, p. 215.
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A pewter antique medicine spoon marked J & S MAW / LONDON. The medical instrument maker Maw went by the name J. & S. Maw from c. 1828 to c. 1860. The device, known as the Gibson medicine spoon, was invented by Charles Gibson in 1827, and he was given a Society of Arts award for its design in 1828. To read an 1842 description of this special spoon, please see this link (bottom of p. 377 and the top of p. 378). Note that one advantage offered by the Gibson's medicine spoon was the placement of bad tasting medicines, such as castor oil, to the back of the tongue and beyond the taste buds.
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