Bladder forceps. Curved, pistol grip-style ebone handle with ridged decoration on grip; small, curved metal piece on top of handle, likely for resting a secondary instrument; long, thin, hollow cylindrical metal shaft; two small, curved oval-shaped blades emerge from metal shaft; blades have toothed interior; thumb screw dial at bottom of shaft...
Created:
1850 - 1880?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Bloodletting set. Wooden, black fabric lined box with four compartments and a syringe rest; set contains 4 dome-shaped cupping cups of hand blown glass, with brass threaded mounts on their proximal end; set includes a brass syringe with plunger and a threaded end to attach to the cupping glasses; set includes a 12 blade scarificator made of a sm...
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Apothecary jar. Blue, white, and black cylindrical ceramic pharmacy jar with black lettering; blue ground with black shield-shaped decoration; white glaze is slightly cracked; missing lid.
Created:
1850 - 1934?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Ginger jar. Blue and white ginger jar with characteristic oval body and rounded lid; all over crackle glaze; design is in blue and depicts a bird perched on a rock surrounded by flowers, including large peonies, and greenery; bottom has maker's mark of two nested blue circles.
Created:
1850 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Feeder. Oval boat-style ceramic feeder with white glaze and hand-painted cobalt blue "blue onion" pattern; half-cover that has a small opening toward the tapered end of the vessel; the other edge of the half-cover is in a mustache shape and the protruding handle is in the shape of a shell; there are two small ceramic "feet" on the underside of t...
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Scale. Small hand scale in rectangular box; scale consists of an equal arm metal beam from which two metal pans are suspended by three pieces of braided green string on either end; in the middle of the beam there is an indicator needle which measures when the weight of the pans is in equilibrium; scale is held from small metal loop at top center...
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Scale. Small hand scale in rectangular box; scale consists of an equal arm metal beam from which two metal pans are suspended by three pieces of braided green string on either end; in the middle of the beam there is an indicator needle which measures when the weight of the pans is in equilibrium; scale is held from small metal loop at top center...
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Content warning: This description contains discussions of instruments used in cases of abortion and stillbirth. Decapitating hook. Long, slim steel instrument with sharply angled hook at one that widens and flattens at hook, then thins out again before rounded tip; instrument widens slightly toward handle; handle is ebony, cylindrical and positi...
Creator:
Braun von Fernwald, Carl, 1822-1891
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.