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Оригинал взят у в Медицинские инструменты прошлого

An antique 19th century porcelain medicine spoon by S Maw Son and Thomson who were in business from 1870-1901.

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Percussion with a pleximeter is an early example of sound being used as an adjunct to diagnostic medicine and was the precursor to sonar and ultrasound.

The pleximeter was placed оn the chest wall and used as a platform for percussion with a hammer. The nature of the resulting sound could help to distinguish healthy lung from fluid or consolidation and was also used to map out the size and shape of underlying organs.

A fine example with a graduated scale оn the ivory and hinged wings with ornate silver work. There is a similar piece shown оn page 194 of Elisabeth Bennion’s book “Antique Medical instruments” which is is the Museum of historical Medicine in Copenhagen.

A fine syringe with beautifully worked silver made in Germany in the early 17th century.

made for an English customer around the late 19th century.

Стоматологические щипцы... Капец и ужас!!!

Forceps similar to a pair from 1848 by CH Dubs shown оn page 59 in Bennion’s ‘Antique Dental Instruments’ and displayed in the Macauley Museum of Dental History S Carolina.

An ear trumpet made from hammered unmarked silver оn a silver chain to be carried around the neck. The size of the trumpet is such that this could оnly have been used for a child; presumably a privileged оne from a wealthy family to have been able to afford an aid like this.

An early 19th century female urinal with a decorative transfer design

A charming 19th century “Bordaloue” in white porcelain with a blue floral transfer design under the glaze. This was used by ladies as far back as the 17th century as a discrete travelling convenience, which could be concealed in a muff.

The word is said to have originated from Louis Bourdaloue, a French preacher during the reign of Louis XIVth whose inordinately long sermons required a means for necessity in Church! Some also believe that this is the origin for the term “loo”.

Ещё один стоматинструмент 17-го века... %-) Жуть...

То же самое%-) 17-й век... Мечта Малюты Скуратова...:-)))

A delightful rare late 18th / early 19th century European, probably French silver stork forceps. A snake is entwined around the stork’s neck ‘Aesculapius’ style. An attractive feature is the cocooned baby оn the inside of the stork’s stomach, visible оnly when the scissors are open.

In the absence of any fixing mechanism to secure the forceps when closed it is doubtful that a midwife would have used these to clamp the umbilical cord following delivery. This is though the function most commonly attributed to them. In fact they would have been used to thread ribbons in baby garments, which were removed for washing.

A 14K solid gold “Wishbone” Intra-Cervical contraceptive device. Dating from the 1920s they ranged from the rare quality gold product to inferior devices made from plastics and metals.

If not changed monthly they tended to get infected and American physicians often removed them from immigrant women for this reason. Dr. Graffenberg’s Intra-Uterine Ring was initially discouraged because of confusion with these problematic Intra-Cervical Devices.

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