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- University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives. (63829)
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- University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives. (14200)
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- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine. (4060)
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- Hansen, David L., 1952- (23837)
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- University of Minnesota. Department of Botany. (1444)
- McCormack, John B. (1398)
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- Jewish World Pub. Co. (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minn.) (4803)
- University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (Minneapolis, Minnesota) (4029)
- Latino Communications Network (Saint Paul, Minnesota) (702)
- Shanghai Gu Ji press (Shanghai, China), 1981 (511)
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- Librairie Vuibert (Paris) (132)
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- University of Minnesota Duluth (8603)
- University of Minnesota. Department of Botany. (4353)
- Roberts, Thomas Sadler, 1858-1946 (Photographer) (3296)
- Liebenberg and Kaplan (1241)
- Breckenridge, Walter J., 1903-2003 (Photographer) (899)
- Hibbard, C.J., 1845-1924 (834)
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- Naftalin, Arthur (328)
- Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company (275)
- Ehlinger, Dr. Edward (host) (254)
- Mercator, Gerhard (1512-1594) (226)
- Bertius, Petrus (1565-1629) (224)
- Hondius, Jocodus (1563-1612) (224)
- Description:
- Urinometer cylinder. Black and white rectangular carboard box; small glass cylinder with a triagular spout and a circular ceramic cylinder stand inside box, along with instruction manual; urinometer missing from box. A urinometer is a specialized type of hydrometer for measuring the specific gravity of urine, helpful for determining whether or n...
- Contributor:
- Taylor Instrument Companies (Rochester, New York)
- Created:
- 1923?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 10
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 8
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Towel clamps. Small archival box contains 4 towel clamps; each lamp 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. Two of the clamps include manufacturer markings:"SHARP & SMITH," and "STAINLESS U.S.A." Four of the clamps include ...
- Contributor:
- Sharp & Smith; Pfingst & Company, Inc (Germany)
- Created:
- 1905 - 1939?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 7
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Sutures and wound clips. Sutures and wound clips housed in a brown paper box with unrelated markings; box contains 2 packets of Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Braided Aseptic Silk Ligatures with red and blue markings; 3 glass tubes of Davis & Geck's Claustro-Thermal Aseptic Catgut; 1 glass tube of Van Horn's Obstetrical Sutures with hooked end; one...
- Contributor:
- Davis & Geck, inc; Johnson & Johnson
- Created:
- 1910 - 1949?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine douche. S-shaped stainless steel device with one bulbous, hollow end flanked by two oval-shaped loop handles; other end of device is covered by a second sheath of metal with a rounded tip and two long, oval slits up the sides. Used to help relieve ureterovaginal fistulas, an unexpected opening between the ureter and the vagina that can b...
- Creator:
- Fritsch, Heinrich, 1844-1915
- Created:
- 1880 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine douche. S-shaped stainless steel device with one bulbous, hollow end flanked by two oval-shaped loop handles; other end of device is covered by a second sheath of metal with a rounded tip and two long, oval slits up the sides. Used to help relieve ureterovaginal fistulas, an unexpected opening between the ureter and the vagina that can b...
- Created:
- 1900 - 1930?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve.
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Created:
- 1890 - 1939?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve.
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Created:
- 1880 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve.
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Created:
- 1880 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; one loop handle is larger than the other; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve. Includes manufacturer markings:"BROWN-DAY."
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Contributor:
- Brown & Day (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Created:
- 1900 - 1950?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short ratchet mechanism in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve. Includes manufacturer markings:"SKLAR GERMANY."
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Contributor:
- J. Sklar Manufacturing Co (Germany)
- Created:
- 1892 - 1960?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve.
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Created:
- 1880 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve. Includes manufacturer markings:"13," and "TRUAX GREENE & Co."
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Contributor:
- Chas. Truax, Greene & Co (Germany)
- Created:
- 1890 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 6
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Uterine dressing forceps. Scissor-style forceps; short catch in loop handles; long shank; long blades with serrated interior; instrument is shaped in a gradual S-curve from shank to blades; shank has a convex curve, blades have a concave curve.
- Creator:
- Bozeman, Nathan, 1825-1903
- Created:
- 1880 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Scale. Brass steelyard-style scale; brass column base; brass beam with poise and 50 gram graduated scale with counterpoise; shorter end of beam has a hook to hang a small brass measuring cylinder. Includes manufacturer markings:"Curson & Mundy -- N. Y." A chondrometer is a specific type of scale used to measure samples of grains such as corn, ba...
- Contributor:
- Curson & Mundy (New York)
- Created:
- 1870 - 1875?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Scale. Wooden base with large central drawer; equal arm balance-style scale with large central metal column held to base by brass insert; brass knife-edge beam; dangling pan supports in pointed arch shape, with diamond shaped pan supports with round, concave indents for pans to rest; round, slightly concave metal pans with round, protruding hand...
- Created:
- 1801 - 1900?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 8
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- 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.
- Page Count:
- 6
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- 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.
- Page Count:
- 10
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Scale. Small brass hand scale; scale consists of an equal arm brass beam from which two small polished horn pans are suspended by three pieces of braided copper-colored 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 ...
- Created:
- 1870 - 1910?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Scale. Small brass hand scale; scale consists of an equal arm brass beam from which two metal pans are suspended by three pieces of braided gold 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 of the beam; ...
- Created:
- 1930 - 1960?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Scale. Small brass hand scale; scale consists of an equal arm brass beam from which two metal pans are suspended by three pieces of braided gold 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 of the beam; ...
- Created:
- 1880 - 1930?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 9
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Scale. Small brass hand scale; knife-edged beam with small, scooped swan-neck style ends; indicator needle at center of beam to show scale balance; scale is suspended from a green tassled fulcrum; missing pans.
- Created:
- 1801 - 1900?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Cup-shaped brass mortar with flared lip and pedestal base; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; cylindrical flanged brass pestle with clubbed ends. 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 ph...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical brass mortar with a flared lip and slightly wider diameter around base; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; rectangular handles; cylindrical brass flanged pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they ar...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical brass mortar with a flared lip and slightly wider diameter around base; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; cylindrical brass flanged pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, ...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Pestle. Cylindrical flanged brass pestle with one clubbed end. A pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. It is used with a mortar 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 the 13th century have been symbolic...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Pestle. Cylindrical brass flanged pestle with clubbed ends. A pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. It is used with a mortar 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 the 13th century have been symbolic of...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Suppository mold. Brass mold with two rectangular pieces held together by a hinge; the inside of each piece has 6 arched cylindrical grooves; the two pieces are held together by a screw attached to a hing that can move 90 degrees; in the upright position, a knob at the top of the screw can be tightened down to hold the two pieces of the mold tog...
- Created:
- 1870 - 1900?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Suppository mold. Brass mold with two rectangular pieces held together by a hinge; the inside of each piece has 6 arched cylindrical grooves; the opposite end of the pieces from the hinge have attached thin, brass rods. This mold is intended for use in making suppositories, or suppositories, or medication intended for insertion into a body orifi...
- Created:
- 1867 - 1900?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Content warning: This description contains discussions of instruments used in cases of abortion and stillbirth. Cranioclast. Steel forceps with toothed blades, one solid with teeth on the outside, one fenestrated with teeth on the inside; shank and blades form gentle S curve; lateral mortice lock; handles are ebony and steel with distal finger r...
- Creator:
- Braun von Fernwald, Carl, 1822-1891
- Contributor:
- Waldek, Wagner & Benda (Vienna, Austria)
- Created:
- 1870 - 1910?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Content warning: This description contains discussions of instruments used in cases of abortion and stillbirth. Cranioclast. Steel forceps with toothed blades, one solid with teeth on the outside, one fenestrated with teeth on the inside; shank and blades form gentle S curve; lateral mortice lock; handles are steel with distal finger rests; bott...
- Creator:
- Braun von Fernwald, Carl, 1822-1891
- Created:
- 1870 - 1910?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 8
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Content warning: This description contains discussions of instruments used in cases of abortion and stillbirth. Cranioclast. Steel forceps with toothed blades, one solid with teeth on the outside, one fenestrated with teeth on the inside; shank and blades form gentle S curve; lateral mortice lock; handles are wood and steel with distal finger re...
- Creator:
- Braun von Fernwald, Carl, 1822-1891
- Contributor:
- Marconi
- Created:
- 1880 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- 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.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Content warning: This description contains discussions of instruments used in cases of abortion and stillbirth. Decapitating hook. Long, stim steel instrument with sharply angled hook at one end and flared, rounded tip; instrument widens slightly toward handle; handle is ebony and positioned perpendicular to instrument with a crosshatched textur...
- 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.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Tenaculum forceps. Scissor-style forceps; diverging shank with short catch halfway down; narrow, hooked blades. Includes manufacturer markings:"E. OBERG."
- Creator:
- Braun von Fernwald, Carl, 1822-1891
- Created:
- 1880 - 1920?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Urethrotome. Housed in wooden case; long, cylindrical metal instrument; the outer body iod the instrument is hollow and conceals a more slender rod that contains 4 blades that can be expanded or retracted into a urethral stricture; distal end of instrument tapers and contains 4 slits out of which the blades protrude, when activated; proximal end...
- Creator:
- Bredin, Wilson W
- Contributor:
- Kny-Scheerer Company; Noyes Brothers & Cutler (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Created:
- 1912?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 14
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Pelvimeter. Caliper-style metal instrument with rounded, semi-circular arms made of flattened metal that meet at distal ends with a circular piece of metal at the tips; arms are held together at proximal end by a screw joint; a third semi-circular piece of metal with graduated with 0 at the center, and 40 centimeter measurements on each side. In...
- Creator:
- Breisky, A."(August)" 1832-1889
- Contributor:
- V. Mueller & Co (Chicago, Illinois)
- Created:
- 1895 - 1939?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Rectal speculum. Chrome-plated speculum with larger, concave posterior blade and smaller, slightly rounded anterior blade, coming together to form the shape of a cylindrical, hollow tube; handle at 90 degrees to the tube with rounded end and ridged gripping surface; second handle at top bend in a 90 degree L shape also has ridged gripping surfac...
- Creator:
- Brinkerhoff, A. W."(Alexander W." -1887
- Contributor:
- J. Sklar Manufacturing Co (Long Island City, New York)
- Created:
- 1892 - 1960?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Intrauterine speculum. Bivalve speculum with two small blades that come together to form a hollow cylinder; long, slim metal shank; wider ebony handle with cross hatched texture. Includes manufacturer markings:"CHAR[R]I[E]RE."
- Creator:
- Brissez, Adolphe-Joseph
- Contributor:
- Charrière, Joseph Frédéric Benoît, 1803-1876; Charrière (Paris, France)
- Created:
- 1820 - 1876?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar. Squat, round bronze mortar with flared rim with one small projecting handle; decorated with embossed ribs and almond-shaped decoration inset with 9 circles. 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 pr...
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical bronze mortar with flared lip and flat, projecting base; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar. 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. Mor...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar. Lare, cup-shaped bronze mortar with flared lip and 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...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 3
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar. Cylindrical two-handled bronze mortar with flared lip and base; handles are roughly rectangular with concave sides that project at 30 degree angles from mortar, set into etched diamond decoration. A pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. It is used with a mortar for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceutical or culinary p...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Cup-shaped bronze mortar with flared lip and pedestal base; cylindrical flanged brass pestle with clubbed ends. 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...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Large, cylindrical bronze mortar with flared lip and base; cylindrical bronze flanged pestle with clubbed ends. 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...
- Created:
- 1750 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical bronze mortar with flared lip and base; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; cylindrical flanged bronze pestle with clubbed ends. 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 pharmac...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Large cylindrical bronze mortar that tapers toward the bass, with flared lip and base; cylindrical flanged bronze pestle with clubbed ends. 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 preparat...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 5
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
- Description:
- Mortar and pestle. Cylindrical brass mortar with flared lip and base; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; cylindrical flanged brass pestle with clubbed ends, one larger than the other. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grin...
- Created:
- 1701 - 1800?
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
- Page Count:
- 4
- Last Updated:
- 2025-03-14
