Measure. Cylindrical pewter cup, tapered toward the base, with large v-shaped spout; spurred, D-shaped handle; raised graduated markings in interior of measure up to 16 ounces; maker's mark of a figure holding a handscale stamped on bottom. Includes manufacturer markings: ""C G.""
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Measure. Cylindrical pewter cup, tapered toward the base, with large v-shaped spout; spurred, D-shaped handle; raised graduated markings in interior of measure up to 1 ounce; indecipherable maker's mark stamped on bottom.
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Measure. Cylindrical pewter cup, tapered toward the base, with large v-shaped spout; spurred, D-shaped handle; raised graduated markings in interior of measure up to 2 ounces; maker's mark of a figure holding a handscale stamped on bottom. Includes manufacturer markings: ""C G.""
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Thermometer set. Red leather case with metal clasps; interior of case is lined with grey and blue velvet fabric; case contains three glass and mercury thermometers with different graduated measurement markings. The back of each thermometer includes manufacturer markings: ""Centigrade-Normal in 1/2"" ""Centigrade Normal-Thermometer in 1/2"" ""358...
Created:
1900 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Measure. Cylindrical pewter cup, tapered toward the base, with large v-shaped spout; spurred, D-shaped handle; raised graduated markings in interior of measure up to 4 ounces; maker's mark stamped on bottom. Includes manufacturer markings: ""C.""
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Prosthetic leg part. Handmade wooden limb; cylindrical top with deep cylindrical hole; other end tapers and rounds, ending in a small cylindrical neck that has a circular turning mark indicating that leg was made on a lathe; curvilinear ridge on lower third portion of limb with two small holes on either side, likely as an attachment point for a ...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Prosthetic leg part. Handmade wooden limb; cylindrical top with deep cylindrical hole; other end tapers and rounds, ending in a small cylindrical neck that has a circular turning mark indicating that leg was made on a lathe; curvilinear ridge on lower third portion of limb with two small holes on either side, likely as an attachment point for a ...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Abscess lancet. Lancet with blade and wooden sheath; sheath has sliding lock mechanism to keep the blade open or closed; includes manufacturer markings: ""LUER"".
Contributor:
Luer à Paris (Paris, France)
Created:
1800 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Abscess lancet. Lancet with curved metal blade; handle is made of a single strip of cloth wound around the blade's hilt and sealed with hard resin or glue like substance.
Created:
1750 - 1850?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Hydrometer. Long, cylindrical clear glass tube; around two thirds of the tube is slender and contains graduated scale markings printed on paper affixed to the inside of the tube; the other third widens out, and the the far end is spherical and has a pointed end; this portion of the hydrometer is filled with and unidentified black substance; hyd...
Created:
1910 - 1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Suppository mold. Rectangular brass suppository mold fitted with screws on 90 degree hinges and capped with wingnuts that hold the two pieces of the mold together when tightened in the upright position. Includes manufacturer markings: ""A. Colton -- Detroit."" This mold is intended for use in making suppositories, or suppositories, or medicatio...
Creator:
Colton, Arthur, (1858-1948)
Contributor:
Arthur Colton Company (Detroit, Michigan)
Created:
1900 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Intestinal forceps. Scissor-style forceps with short ratchet in loop handles, long shanks, long thin jaws that flare out at distal ends and have toothed edges; nickel-plated brass. Includes manufacturer markings: ""V. MUELLER & CO,"" and ""GERMANY.""
Creator:
Allis, Oscar H. (Oscar Huntingdon), 1836-1921
Contributor:
V. Mueller & Co (Chicago, Illinois)
Created:
1895 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Splint. Small, hand-welded aluminum splint with curved pieces joined at a right angle; most likely custom-made for the posterior portion of the arm of a child.
Created:
1900 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Amputation set. Red velvet lined mahogany wooden box with lid and three metal hinges; top surface of box has an engraved metal plaque on top; front of box has a lock and key enclosure; lid houses a Satterlee's capital saw and a trocar in a form fitted compartment; also included in box: three scalpels, three bistories, aneurysm needle, tenaculum...
Contributor:
George Tiemann & Co (New York, New York)
Created:
1864 - 1871?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.