Speculum plug. Cylindrical plug made from black vulcanized rubber with rounded distal end and tear drop-shaped knob at proximal end. This plug was most likely used to fill the gap in a simple, cylindrical metal speculum, such as the one designed by Marie Boivin.
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Pharmacy bottle. Cylindrical clear glass pharmacy bottle with a wide cylindrical neck and a glass stopper with a disc-shaped head; gold, black and grey glass label; hand-blown glass with visible pontil mark on bottom of jar. Includes manufacturer markings:"SACCH. LAC."
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Powder folder. Metal powder paper folder with two main pieces held together by a screw in the shape of an X, or a "sawbuck" shape; notches on the bottom side of one of the pieces of the device fit with a small metal part attached to the top side of the other piece; this allowed the pharmacist to change the size of final paper enclosure. Powder f...
Created:
1850 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Powder folder. Metal powder paper folder with two main pieces held together by a screw in the shape of an X, or a "sawbuck" shape; notches on the bottom side of one of the pieces of the device fit with a small metal part attached to the top side of the other piece; this allowed the pharmacist to change the size of final paper enclosure; both pie...
Created:
1850 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Scarificator. Twelve blade scarificator; small octagonal (square with flattened corners) brass box with a blade adjuster and a steel trigger on its top; item has a release button on one side and 12 blade slots on its underside; includes manufacturer markings:"F. C. LEYPOLDT PHILA. PA."
Contributor:
Leypoldt, Frederick C (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Scarificator. Twelve blade scarificator housed in red and black leather lined cardboard box; small octagonal (square with flattened corners) brass box with a blade adjuster and a steel trigger on its top; item has a release button on one side and 12 blade slots on its underside.
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Scarificator. Thirteen blade scarificator; small octagonal (square with flattened corners) brass box with a blade adjuster and a steel trigger on its top; item has a release button on one side and 13 blade slots on its underside.
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Scarificator. Ten blade scarificator; small octagonal (square with flattened corners) brass box with a blade adjuster and a steel trigger on its top; item has a release button on one side and 10 blade slots on its underside.
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.