Alex Peck Antique Scientifica
Sale Catalogue
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Below is a listing of a few medical and scientific antiques that are currently for sale. Please feel free to send an e-mail or to call (217) 348-1009 for additional details and to place an order.
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| 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 The pattern was originally made in 1775 by the English sculptor John Flaxman (1775 - 1826), and was modeled on an 1773 wax portrait by C.F. Inlander.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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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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