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Two Sets of WW2-Era Surgical Needles. The US Military set ( 9″ x6.5″) has three pages of needles, all complete. The Berbecker’s set( 9″ x 7″) has four pages of needles , all complete. The case, binder and needles are in very good condtion with no corrosion or rust on the latter. Read More...

19 Feb

Hales Obstetrical Forceps: Long and Short Versions

By M and R Gordon

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Edwin Moses Hale (1829-1899), was professor of materia medica and therapeutics at Hahnemann Medical College. In 1880 he introduced his obstetrical forceps in a long and short version. We are offering examples of both with checkered ebony handles. The short version is 9″ long. S&C= Spencer and Crocker, Cincinatti. Read More...

18 Feb

C1895 Jewitt’s Axis Traction Obstetrical Forceps

By M and R Gordon

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C1895 Jewitt’s Axis Traction Obstetrical Forceps. Unsigned. Charles Jewitt introduced his forceps in an article published in 1895 in the Brooklyn Medical Journal: Brooklyn Med J 1895 V-9: 23-30. At the time he was a Professor of Obstetrics at Long Island Hospital in Brooklyn.His forceps were an attempt to improve the then gold standard in traction forceps: Tarnier’s. ” In 1877, French obstetrician Etienne Tanier (1828-1897) introduced the most important innovation in obstetrical forceps during the 1800s. It consisted Read More...

08 Feb

1920s contraceptive sponge in its original case

By M and R Gordon

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An unused 1920s contraceptive sponge in its original case (diameter of case= 1.75″ or 4.4cm approx.).The marine sponge was held in cotton netting with a string attached to aid in its extraction. The case is lithographed tin It was sold as a “Sanitary Health Sponges”, or similar, because promoting them as a birth-control device would have violated the 19th-century law regarding what could be shipped through the mails: the so-called Comstock Laws, which are still in effect but largely Read More...

27 Jan

WW2 WITTNAUER US Army Military Pocket Compass

By M and R Gordon

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WW2 WITTNAUER US Army Military Pocket Compass. Compass shows light evidence of use but works well. Diameter: 1.75″ Read More...

25 Jan

Heartometer Diagnostic Disks and Manual

By M and R Gordon

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Ten diagnostic disks and a manual for the Cameron Heartometer. The disks are 9.25″ in diameter. The Heartometer instrument shown in last image is not part of this listing! We’ve owned several Heartometers over the years but not disks or a manual. We are offering 10 diagnostic disks and the manual, all in very good condition. The fourth image shows an illustration of a disk with a diagnoses; there are a number of these diagnostic disks illustrations in the Read More...

24 Jan

C1920s Contraceptive Sponge

By M and R Gordon

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An unused 1920s contraceptive sponge in its original case (diameter of case= 1.5″ or 3.75cm approx.).The marine sponge was held in cotton netting with a string attached to aid in its extraction. The case is cardboard. It was sold as a “Sanitary Health Sponges”, or similar, because promoting them as a birth-control device would have violated the 19th-century law regarding what could be shipped through the mails: the so-called Comstock Laws, which are still in effect but largely not Read More...

30 Dec

The Binary Slide Rule

By Fletcher

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An example of celluloid circular slide rule made by the ‘Gibson Slide Rule Co. Florida, USA. One side copyrighted 1940, the other side with scales for trigonometry copyrighted in 1931, in good condition with original soft leather wallet, and instruction booklet Read More...

28 Dec

Ticket to 1910 Aviation Tournament held in Belmont Park, New York

By M and R Gordon

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A ticket to to the historic Aviation Tournament that was held in 1910 in Belmont Park, New York. This was a very important aviation meet in which major figures competed. Wiki notes:“The Belmont Park aviation meet was an international air show that took place in 1910. The Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, New York, United States, was the site of the aviation meet. The event took place over nine days and featured aerial races, and contests involving duration, distance, speed and Read More...

18 Dec

C1860s A Tintype of Doctor Taking Patient’s Pulse

By M and R Gordon

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A Civil War era Tintype( aka Ferrotype) of a doctor taking a patient’s pulse. Dimensions: 3.75″ x 2″. Read More...

06 Dec

Set of Ehrhardt’s 1884-patent mouth specula

By M and R Gordon

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A good set of Ehrhardt’s mouth specula that were patented in the US onNovember 11, 1884. The first and last images come from an 1893 A.S. Aloe Co. catalog, suggesting that they may have been the makers of this set. We also have a set of Cole’s specula on FG, which are very similar to Erhardt’s but hinged–see link below. A set of four Cole’s 1885 US Patent throat speculums Read More...

30 Nov

Silver Advertising Stickpin for Oxydonor-Like Device

By M and R Gordon

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Wiki notes:” The Electropoise was a fake medical instrument] and sold in the United States of America by Hercules Sanche, who also invented and sold other fake instruments which were later termed as “electroquackery”[2] and included such devices as the “Oxydonor” which were claimed to remedy a range of ailments”. The great commercial success of Sanchez’s devices, despite their having no real medical benefits, apart from perhaps a placebo effect, inspired others to copy them. This silver stickpin was an Read More...