Mouth gag set. Housed in a square black box; four cylindrical metal tubes in graduated sizes with rounded extension on distal end and flared edges at proximal end; cylinder is not a complete circle, but has a small gap opposite the side with the extension; long oval indent on side with the extension. Includes manufacturer markings:"SHARP & SMITH...
Contributor:
Sharp & Smith (Chicago, Illinois)
Created:
1850 - 1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Uterine curette set. Corrugated metal screw-on handle; three metal curettes with two fenestrated blades and one spoon-shaped blade; hollow shanks with small circular opening into the body of the instrument; threading on the bottom of the shank for attaching the blades to the handle.
Created:
1880 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mouth gag set. Four cylindrical metal tube in graduated sizes with rectangular extension on distal end and slightly flared edges at proximal end; oval indents on inside anterior and posterior sides and small oval-shaped lateral perforations. Includes manufacturer markings:"1,"2,"3,"4,"PAT. NOV. 11th 84." Mouth gags are used to hold open the mout...
Created:
1884?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Urethral sound set. Wooden case; 6 sounds in case in graduated sizes; each sound is S-shaped and wider at each end, with tapered tips; center of each sound is a slender rod.
Created:
1880 - 1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Set of hypodermic cartridge syringes. 5 syringes; each syringe is metal and consists of a shaft with plunger and wings for bracing fingers. Includes manufacturer markings:"TUBEX Wyeth TUBEX"
Contributor:
Wyeth, Inc (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Created:
1943 - 1970?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Rectal dilator set. Four wooden rectal dilators of graduated size; dilators narrow to a rounded point on distal end, and widen out toward proximal end. Rectal dilators were useful in treating conditions that lead to or resulted from strictures of the rectum.
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Set of hypodermic syringe steritubes. Cream colored leather pouch with snap button; set includes 3 steritubes and 3 rubber caps; steritubes are metal tubes with tapered bodies and rounded ends; rubber caps are brown and cover the tubes open ends. Includes manufacturer markings:"B-D" Steritubes appear to be empty.
Contributor:
Becton-Dickinson (Rutherford, New Jersey)
Created:
1930 - 1970?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Rectal dilators. Set of 5 rectal dilators made from elastic web material, in red and orange colors, and are of varying diameters; two dilators have cylindrical ends, two have olive-pointed ends, and one has a conical end; 3 of the 5 dilators have metal caps on the end, 2 with attached fabric loops and one with an attached metal loop; 2 catheters...
Contributor:
J. Ellwood Lee Company (Conshohocken, Pennsylvania)
Created:
1889 - 1905?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Dilator set. Seven dilators in graduated sizes; all dilators contained in set are very slim; dilator bodies are made of black vulcanized rubber and have cylindrical bodies with tapered tips; attached handles are wooden and round and flat in shape.
Created:
1850 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Rectal dilator set. Two wooden rectal dilators; dilators are constructed of two pieces of wood, rounded on outer edges, and flat on inner edges; pieces taper toward distal end and flare out to rounded handles at proximal end; pieces are held together two-thirds of the way down the device with pins and have spring mechanism between handles; two d...
Created:
1801 - 1900?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Playbill for Seven Guitars by August Wilson at the Walter Kerr Theatre, New York in 1996. Directed by Lloyd Richards. Featuring Keith David and Viola Davis.
Created:
1996
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Playbill for Seven Guitars by August Wilson at the Walter Kerr Theatre, New York in 1996. Directed by Lloyd Richards. Featuring Keith David and Viola Davis. (Cover)
Created:
1996
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Seven men wearing hats pose for a picture, presumably members of the Atlas Club, Minneapolis, MinnesotaThe Atlas Club was one of several Jewish social clubs in the Twin Cities operating during the early 1900s to the 1920s. The clubs were a response to the fact that "downtown" social clubs such as the Athletic Clubs would not admit Jews. The Atla...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
