| 140. A fine pair of Civil War date regulation Medical Staff epaulettes with applied oak leaves to indicate the rank of major (full surgeon). The gold finish to the crescents and the two embroidered pillows with old English M.S. letters within the wreaths are superb. The brass fastening clips of each are marked: HORSTMANN BROTHERS & ALLIEN / NEW YORK. The company is a well-known Civil War outfitter. |
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| 141. A very rare and exquisite sterling silver Georgian face patch mirror in its original moroccan leather case. Patches were applied to the face to conceal smallpox scars. This unusual mirror was made by the London silversmith John Crouch and is hallmarked for the year 1824.
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| 142. An interesting and high quality antique bloodletting spring lancet marked A[ndreas]. FISCHER, an Austrian maker, and dated 1791. The body of the lancet, which is elaborately decorated, is solid silver. The inclusion of a date may indicate that the lancet was given to mark some event, such as the recipient becoming a doctor. |
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143. A fine c. 1850 antique trephine set by Schively, Philadelphia. All the original instruments are present. Schively, besides making superb surgical instruments, is noted as a premier 19th century bowie knife manufacturer. |
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| 144. A New London, Connecticut, public document Sealed & delivered in the pressence [sic] of Elijah Perkins, M.D. [autograph], 1791. Dr. Perkins (d. 1806) was a graduate of Yale College, in 1787, and a practitioner in Philadelphia. |
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| 145. A trumpet-style antique hearing aid with its very rare original leather-covered wood case. SOLD |
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| 146. An ancient carved marble bust of Sarapis, the Ptolemaic god of medicine, death, and resurrection. The cult of Sarapis was founded by Ptolemy I, the Greek ruler of Egypt, when he melded Greek and Egyptian deities. Under the aegis of a single god, the functions and attributes of Zeus, Hades, and Asklepios on the one hand and of Osiris-Apis on the other were combined. During the reigns of Hadrian and the Antonines, the cult of Sarapis became one of the major religions in the Roman Empire. |
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| 147. A short monaural stethoscope made of hard rubber, probably prenatal. |
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| 148. A c. 1890 aspirating syringe set with three graduated trocars and cannulae. |
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| 149. The autograph of Reed Brockway Bontecou, Surgeon U.S. Volunteers, Harewood U.S. Army General Hospital, Washington, D.C., 5 August 1864. Dr. Bontecou (1824-1907) was one of the foremost surgeons of the Civil War and surgeon-in-charge of U.S. Army Harewood Hospital, Washington, D.C. He is remembered, in particular, for his U.S. Army medical and surgical photographs, which are largely reproduced in the Medical and Surgical History of the Rebellion. These are the earliest photographs to systematically document orthopedic surgery. The document measures 4" x 8". |
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