Vaccinator. Metal vaccinator housed in brown leader box with hinged lid and red velvet lining; vaccinator has spring loaded trigger and loop for finger; includes manufacturer markings:"MADE BY -- CODMAN & SHURTLEFF -- BOSTON" and "WHITTEMORE'S -- PATENT -- FEB. 21, 1866" Box label marked "Letter sent by mail" and "G. R. PATTON, M. D. -- LAKE CIT...
Contributor:
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc (Boston, Massachusetts)
Created:
1866 - 1925?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Tongue depressor. Metal tongue depressor with wide, flat proximal end with two lobes and three tear-drop-shaped fenestrations arranged in a triangular formation; ribbed interior side; depressor bends at 90 degrees to handle; handle has deep, rounded groove in the center at bend; handle has hooked end. Includes manufacturer markings: "PAT. 7-22-13."
Created:
1913?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Aural speculum. In cardboard box with the following markings: "ESTABLISHED 1851," and "[Saint Pa?]ul Book and Stationery Co. -- Society [G?] [---]ners -- St. Paul, Minn." and indecipherable handwritten notes; cotton batting in box; speculum is a hollow, cylindrical tube in black Bakelite plastic; raised rim on wider end.
Creator:
Wilde, W. R."(William Robert)" 1815-1876
Created:
1910 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Ear and mastoid forceps. Tweezer-style forceps; ribbing on exterior of handles; long, thin, straight blades 135 degree angle from handles; interior tips of blades have horizontal ribbing. Includes manufacturer markings:"SKLAR USA STAINLESS."
Creator:
Wilde, W. R."(William Robert)" 1815-1876
Contributor:
J. Sklar Manufacturing Co (Long Island City, New York)
Created:
1940 - 1960?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Nasal dressing forceps. Tweezer-style forceps with long, thin jaws at about 120 degree obtuse angle from handles; handles have exterior ribbing; jaws have ribbing on interior tips.
Created:
1880 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Urethral sound. Slim cylindrical chrome-plated rod with very slightly curved distal end and tapered tip; handle at proximal end is round and flat at top and ribbed at end. Includes manufacturer markings:"CHROME" and "10."
Created:
1920 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Powder folder. Metal powder paper folder in a "wing" shape; pedestal base holds two curved, slightly convex metal pieces angled away from each other at roughly 45 degrees each; a winged screw adjusts the metal pieces closer and farther away from each other. Powder folders were used by pharmacists for packaging individual powders in paper that we...
Created:
1870 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Powder folder. Metal powder paper folder in a "wing" shape; pedestal base holds two flat, adjustable metal pieces; a winged screw adjusts the metal pieces closer and farther away from each other. Powder folders were used by pharmacists for packaging individual powders in paper that were folded to the same length and could fit into a chosen box s...
Created:
1870 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Obstetrical forceps. Steel body; curved, fenestrated blades with upward pelvic tilt; straight, overlapping shank; lateral screw lock; steel handles with an outward curve at top and an inward curve to touch at softly hooked ends.
Created:
1870?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Artificial leg. Full artificial leg with hollow wooden thigh, calf, and foot; tanned and polished leather exterior; joints are connected by steel hardware and articulated at knee, ankle, and first joint of toes; catgut artificial tendons; leather sole and felt heel on the underside of wooden foot. This style of prosthetic or artificial leg is a ...
Created:
1815 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Tongue depressor. Round, curved metal depressor blade that tapers toward hinged connection to handle; handle is primarily polished blonde wood with a tin metal clip to secure depressor blade when full extended and an attached metal piece on the side of the wooden handle that contains a toothed, serrated edge.
Created:
1880 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Box. Slim rectangular box or platform with long and slender drawer that has three compartments, one about 2/3rds the size the the drawer and two smaller compartments with rounded, concave bottoms; drawer hass brass drawer pull.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Cachet mold. Rectangular wooden board with rounded corners and beveled edges; 12 evenly shaped holes in a 2 x 6 pattern; holes contain two sets of stepped concentric circles. This device was a simplified version of patented cachet making apparatuses such as the Checheteur Limousin or Chapireau's Cacheteur, and was intended to be used with a smal...
Created:
1890 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Cachet mold. Rectangular wooden board with rounded corners and beveled edges; 12 evenly shaped holes in a 2 x 6 pattern; holes contain two sets of stepped concentric circles. This device was a simplified version of patented cachet making apparatuses such as the Checheteur Limousin or Chapireau's Cacheteur, and was intended to be used with a smal...
Created:
1890 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Cachet mold. Rectangular wooden board with rounded corners and beveled edges; 12 evenly shaped holes in a 2 x 6 pattern; holes contain two sets of stepped concentric circles. This device was a simplified version of patented cachet making apparatuses such as the Checheteur Limousin or Chapireau's Cacheteur, and was intended to be used with a smal...
Created:
1890 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Cachet mold. Rectangular wooden board with rounded corners and beveled edges; 12 evenly shaped holes in a 2 x 6 pattern; holes contain two sets of stepped concentric circles. This device was a simplified version of patented cachet making apparatuses such as the Checheteur Limousin or Chapireau's Cacheteur, and was intended to be used with a smal...
Created:
1890 - 1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Cup-shaped wooden mortar with pedestal base; exterior stained dark cherry color. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceutical or culinary preparations. Mortar and pestles are tools that have been in use, world-wide, ...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Elongated, cup-shaped wooden mortar with pedestal base. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceutical or culinary preparations. Mortar and pestles are tools that have been in use, world-wide, since the Stone Age and s...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Elongated, cup-shaped wooden mortar with circular base. Mortar was purchased from Frederick J. Wulling from Holtzermann's Chicago Store Store on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, MN. Holtzermann's was a department store that specialized in European imports and where many clerks spoke German and Norwegian as well as English, in operation from ...
Created:
1883 - 1931?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Small, cup-shaped wooden mortar with pedestal base. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceutical or culinary preparations. Mortar and pestles are tools that have been in use, world-wide, since the Stone Age and since...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical wooden mortar decorated with raised bands near lip and base; pedestal base; small wooden pestle with wider ends and more slender portion in the middle. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceuti...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large cylindrical wooden mortar with flange at base and one-third of the way up body; cylindrical wooden pestle is more slender near handle and widens on end used for grinding. Mortar and pestle were purchased from Frederick J. Wulling from Holtzermann's Chicago Store Store on Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, MN. Holtzermann's was...
Created:
1883 - 1931?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large wooden cup-shaped mortar with pedestal base; large, cylindrical flanged wooden pestle with clubbed ends. The wood this mortar and pestle is made out of closely resembles Lignum Vitae, a hard wood from the Caribbean and South America that became a popular material for mortar and pestles due to its durability. Lignum Vita...
Created:
1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Large cylindrical wooden mortar with flared rim and pedestal base; large bat-shaped wooden pestle with clubbed ends, significantly larger at grinding head than at handle. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending phar...
Created:
1701 - 1800?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Cup-shaped wooden mortar with flared lip and base; pestle has wooden handle with a small, flanged end attached to a wider, flared end made of Wedgwood-style porcelain. Pestle includes manufacturer markings: "2." Frederick Wulling was gifted this mortar and pestle by Minneapolis art and antique dealer Thomas Chan (pronounced "K...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Cup-shaped wooden mortar with pedestal base; pestle has wooden handle with a small, flanged end and a wider, flared end made of Wedgwood-style "biscuit porcelain" for grinding. Pestle contains manufacturer markings: "7." Originally used in A. H. Paul's Drug Store in St. Peter, MN. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pe...
Created:
1857 - 1916?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Prosthetic leg. Wooden prosthetic leg for lower part of thigh, knee, and calf; wooden portions of prosthetic leg are hollow; joint mechanism is located at the sides of knee and calf and behind the knee and into hollow portions of calf and thigh; mechanism is made of plastic and steel. Includes manufacturer markings:"Otto Bock -- ORTHOPEDIC INDUS...
Contributor:
Ottobock (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Created:
1958 - 1990?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Pharmacy bottle. Rectangular clear glass pharmacy bottle with a long cylindrical neck and a glass stopper with a disc-shaped head; white, black, red and gold glass label. Contains manufacturer markings:"WOOD'S BRONCHIAL SEDATIVE," and "W. T. CO. -- W. T. C."
Contributor:
Whitall Tatum Company (Millville, New Jersey)
Created:
1890?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Tonsil snare. Instrument has a rectangular shank with hollow, cylindrical end that the snare wire threads through; instrument shank is attached to eight-sided bakelite handle with rounded end; handle has attached metal lever; on proximal end of shank there is a long, rectangular screw and large nut attached to a tin rod with two perforations on ...
Created:
1920 - 1950?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Eye bath. Cobalt blue glass and rubber bottle stopper with a molded eye bath on top; eye bath has a cup-shaped, faceted both with an oval rim that pinches inward; small rounded flange under cup body; base is a wide, cylindrical rubber stopper. This eye bath was meant to be used with a patented "collyrium" or medication used to soothe irritated e...
Contributor:
John Wyeth & Brother (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Created:
1910 - 1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Hypodermic syinge. Plain cardboard mailer box; box includes 1 glass syringe; barrel and plunger are made of glass with glass slip-style tip; barrel is marked with measurements up to 20cc. Includes manufacturer markings: "C. F. ANDERSON CO. INC."X-ACTO"
Contributor:
C. F. Anderson Co. Inc (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Created:
1926 - 1960?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
X-ray tube. Small, oblong tube with one smaller tube protruding from it. Metal running through tube. Handwritten paper label."The Original Edison X-Ray Tube. About 1896" Written on tube,"1994.229"
Created:
1896?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
X-ray tube. Glass tube with a large bulb in the center containing x-ray apparatus; on the underside of the bulbous section are two tubular projections extending out; one end of the tube is taped.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
X-ray tube. Purple glass sphere with glass tubes portruding from four sides of sphere. Metal runs through one side of the tube, with a copper-colored metal piece in the middle.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Sutures. Silk suture thread wound around a piece of off-white cardstock with a rectangular body and oval-shaped ends. Includes manufacturer markings:"YALE -- SURGEONS' SILK -- No. 4," and "WARRANTIED -- Chemically Pure."
Created:
1880 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Anesthetic mask. Oval-shaped metal mask; bottom portion ends in a soft point; domed wire mesh over body of mask; stainless steel frame loop fitted with spring; loop ends in smaller looped handle at bottom. Includes manufacturer markings:"RS M Co."This mask was invented by American surgeon sidney Yankauer in 1904; it is meant to go over the pati...
Creator:
Yankauer, Sidney, 1872-1932
Created:
1904 - 1960?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Eustachian sound set. Glass tube containing 5 slender sounds made from catgut with a colored, resinous coating in red and black; sounds contain graduated markings; sounds have small, hard, bulbous ends; tube is capped with cork stopper. Includes manufacturer marks: "Haslam [??]."
Creator:
Yankauer, Sidney, 1872-1932
Contributor:
Fred Haslam & Co (Brooklyn, New York)
Created:
1906 - 1966?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Eustachian sound. Single eustachian sound contained in glass tube with cotton stopper; sound is made from catgut with a colored, resinous coating in red and black; sound contains graduated markings; sound has small, hard, bulbous end.
Creator:
Yankauer, Sidney, 1872-1932
Created:
1906 - 1966?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Surgical set. Wooden box with no textile lining, two metal hinges, and a clasped enclosure; also included in box: suture hook, knot tightener, crutch forceps, and seven suture needles.
Contributor:
Kny-Scheerer Company (New York, New York)
Created:
1905 - 1915
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Rectal dilator. Black vulcanized rubber dilator in torpedo shape with rounded end that narrows to a point; flanged base with slightly smaller flanged handle. Dr. Young advertised these dilators not only as a cure for gastroenterological ailments such as constipation or piles, but also as a cure-all for complaints as varied as mental illness and ...
Creator:
Young, F. E
Contributor:
F. E. Young & Co (Chicago, Illinois)
Created:
1890 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Rectal dilator set. Stored in black box lined with red velvet fabric and pasted on paper instructions; set of 3 black rubber rectal dilators; dilators are cylindrical with flared heads that come to rounded points and increase in size; flanged bases with slightly smaller flanged handles. These dilators were advertised not only as a cure for gastr...
Creator:
Young, F. E
Contributor:
F. E. Young & Co (Chicago, Illinois)
Created:
1890 - 1910?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Cilia forceps. Stainless steel tweezer-style forceps; exterior of handles is ribbed; blades come to a gently rounded point; interior tips of blades have raised portion with horizontal ribbing. Includes manufacturer markings:"STAINLESS,"SM," and "E. J. HOUGHTELING CO."
Contributor:
E. J. Houghteling Co
Created:
1940 - 1970?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Towel clamp. Clamp has a tweezer-style construction with crossed shanks and jaws that curve inward and narrow to points where they meet in the middle; ribbing on exterior of handles. Includes manufacturer markings: ""PFINGST--GERMANY,"" and ""CHROME.""
Contributor:
Pfingst & Company, Inc (Germany)
Created:
1905 - 1939?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Includes letters of resignation from the Duluth office; correspondence with Charles K. Bobinette, Regional Price Attorney; correspondence about a job offer at the National Office and details of the transfer; correspondence with Philip Edelstein and others about renting a house in Washington, D.C.; correspondence with Callman Gottesman at the Nat...
Created:
1943-12-10 - 1944-02-07
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
