| 150. A reissued Wedgwood
portrait plaque of Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778), the founder of modern
taxonomy. The pattern was originally made in 1775 by the
English sculptor John Flaxman (1775 - 1826), and was modeled on an 1773
wax portrait by C.F. Inlander. Linnaeus appears with a
sample of Linnaea borealis (the twinflower), his favorite plant
and a symbol he adopted when granted a Swedish noble title in 1753. |
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| 151. The
autograph of Denton A. Cooley, M.D. (b. 1920), a graduate of Johns
Hopkins and a noted cardiovascular surgeon, on
his business card. |
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| 152. A c. 1930s educational
dental tooth doll. One side shows a smiling healthy tooth, while
the other side features a grimacing cavity tooth. |
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| 153. A c. 1960 WISC Object
Assembly Test puzzle of a male face. The psychology testing puzzle
and original box are in very fine condition. |
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| 154. A c. 1870s antique minor surgical set
by the rare maker J.H.A. Folkers & Brother, San Francisco.
See Edmonson,
p. 173. |
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| 155. A fine quality c. 1880
antique homeopathic medicine set by E. Gould & Son, London.
All the original bottles are present, including one for digitalis.
The wood case is veneered in burled-walnut. |
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| 156. A c. 1820 antique
irrigating syringe turned from bone. 5.25 inches long. SALE
PENDING |
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| 157. A large c. 1860
antique trocar with cannula. The instrument was used for bladder
puncture through the rectum. The cannula is solid silver and the
handle is ebony. See Tiemann
1889, p. 128, fig. 1728 |
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