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Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Devices

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 119 Collections and/or Records:

Desmarres ophthalmoscope, late 19th century, Late 19th century

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Jeffries, B. Joy (Benjamin Joy), 1833-1915. Collection of eye instruments and apparatuses formerly of John Jeffries (1745-1819), John Jeffries (1796-1876), and John Howard Dix (1813-1884)
Item Identifier: WAM001, c21127, 21131
Scope and Contents:

"CHARRIERE A. PARIS" - inside the case; "CHARRIERE OPHTHALMOSCOPE DU(?)D.DESMARRES"- on the ophthalmoscope; "Desmarres ophthalmoscope given by Dr.B.Joy Jefrries" - paper note inside the case;

Double blunt hook, 1900-1923, 1900-1923

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 20208
Scope and Contents:

"Gift of Dr. Wm.L.Richardson 11-23-23" - on the attached note

Dr. Braithwaite's forceps, 1860-1922, 1860-1922

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 22239
Scope and Contents:

"Gift of / Dr. Wm. L. / Richardson / 12-13-33" written on tag attached to object. "DR. BRAITHWAITE'S FORCEPS" stamped on inside of handle.

Dry Cell Battery, 1880-1929, 1880-1929

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Shattuck, George Cheever and Frederick Cheever Shattuck. Instrumentation, devices, and specimens formerly of Frederick Cheever Shattuck (1847-1929) and George Cheever Shattuck (1879-1972)
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20998, 22200
Scope and Contents:

"No. 17 / MEDIUM BARRET BATTERY. / DR F. C. SHATTUCK / COLLECTION." printed on label attached to inside of case. "LEACH 7 GREENE / NO 165 TREMONT STREET / BOSTON, MASS" embossed on front of case

Dundas Grant guarded laryngeal forceps, 1870-1917, 1870-1917

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Farlow, John Woodford (1853-1937). Otolaryngology instrumentation collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12632, 22227.008
Scope and Contents:

"M. 222 / 8, / Dr. J. W. Farlow" and "Dundas Grant Guarded Laryngeal Forceps" written on tag attached to object

Elastic gum urinary probe, 1850-1880, 1850-1880

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Perkins, George Thomas, 1836-1880. Fifty-three historical surgical instruments, formerly of George Thomas Perkins
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12748, 12748.04
Scope and Contents:

"Dr. George T. Perkins Collection" written on tag attached to object. "40" stamped circular aluminum tag attached to object.

Farlow tonsil ecraseur, 1870-1916, 1870-1916

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Farlow, John Woodford (1853-1937). Otolaryngology instrumentation collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12632, 22220
Scope and Contents:

"Presented by Dr. J. W. Farlow / 1916" and "Farlow Tonsil Ecraseur" written on tag attached to object

Fitch's uterine sound, 1860-1922, 1860-1922

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 22236
Scope and Contents:

Tag reads: "Given by / Dr. / Wm. L. / Richardson / 12-13-33". Another tag reads; "Fitch's uterine sound"

Fitzgerald's eustacian catheter, 1870-1917, 1870-1917

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Farlow, John Woodford (1853-1937). Otolaryngology instrumentation collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12632, 22227.01
Scope and Contents:

"M. 222. 10 / Eustacian / Catheter / Fitzgeralds" and "Flexible / end to be / covered with / rubber / Dr. J. W. Farlow" written on tag attached to object

Folding vectis, 1860-1922, 1860-1922

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 22231
Scope and Contents:

"Gift of / Dr. Wm. L / Richardson / 11-23-23" written on tag attached to object

Gradle's adenoid forceps, 1870-1917, 1870-1917

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Farlow, John Woodford (1853-1937). Otolaryngology instrumentation collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12632, 22227.004
Scope and Contents:

"M. 222, / 4 / Dr. J. W. Farlow" and "Gradle's Adenoid Forceps." written on tag attached to .002.

Graves vaginal speculum, 1860-1922, 1860-1922

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 22244
Scope and Contents:

"Dr. Wm. L. / Richardson / 12-23-33" written on tag attached to object. "GRAVE'S SPEC / CAN BE USED AS SIMS'" written on tag attached to object

Hajek's nasal punch, 1870-1917, 1870-1917

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Farlow, John Woodford (1853-1937). Otolaryngology instrumentation collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12632, 22227.002
Scope and Contents:

"M. 222. / 2. / Dr. J. W. Farlow" and "Hajek's Nasal Punch" written on tag

H.H. Hay & Sons record book

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Item — Box 01Identifier: H MS c573
Scope and Contents:

Consists of one bound record book kept by H.H. Hay & Sons of Portland, Maine, containing physicians' order slips for orthopedic devices manufactured by that company. Order slips contain information supplied by physicians related to product selection, material to be used, measurement specifications, and patient names and addresses; some slips include sketches, and most are stamped with date of receipt by H.H. Hay & Sons. Also includes index of patients.

Hodge pessary, 1860-1922, 1860-1922

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 22235
Scope and Contents:

"Given by / Dr. Wm. L. / Richardson / 12-13-33" handwritten on tag attached to object

Hook and crochet with ebony handle, 19th century, 19th century

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 20213
Scope and Contents:

"EVANS" stamped into the hook

Instrument with overlapping blunt hooks, 1860-1922, 1860-1922

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 22230
Scope and Contents:

"GIFT OF / DR. W.L. RICHARDSON / NOV. 23, 1923" printed on tag attached to object

Jeffries, B. Joy (Benjamin Joy), 1833-1915. Donders' Worsteds for testing color blindness, used by B. Joy Jeffries in his research, 1857-1915, 1857-1915

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection
Series Identifier: WAM001, 22251
Scope and Contents:

"HOLMGREN'S WORSTEDS" printed on exhibit label in box. "M. 428 / Holmgren Worsted" handwritten on tag. Notes about the kit present in box on stationary belonging to B Joy Jeffries.

Jones, Claudius M. Amputation kit, belonged to Dr. Claudius M. Jones (d. 1892), 1866-1892, 1875-1892

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, 22250
Content Description:

One amputation kit



Scope and Contents

"M.3877 / Gift of Mrs. Lyman Asa Jones of Cambridge. / 1934" printed on label attached to bottom of case. "3" written on small label attached to exterior of case.

Laennec's monaural stethoscope with hat, circa 1819, Circa 1819

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Shattuck, George Cheever and Frederick Cheever Shattuck. Instrumentation, devices, and specimens formerly of Frederick Cheever Shattuck (1847-1929) and George Cheever Shattuck (1879-1972)
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20998, 22209
Scope and Contents:

"Dr. Shattuck Collection" written on tag attached to object. "Laennec's Monaural Sthethoscope, ca. 1819" printed on exhibit label associated with object.

Large straight thermometer, measured in Celsius.

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Shattuck, George Cheever and Frederick Cheever Shattuck. Instrumentation, devices, and specimens formerly of Frederick Cheever Shattuck (1847-1929) and George Cheever Shattuck (1879-1972)
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20998, 20998
Content Description:

Various medical instrumentation and specimens

Laryngeal probe, 1850-1880, 1850-1880

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Perkins, George Thomas, 1836-1880. Fifty-three historical surgical instruments, formerly of George Thomas Perkins
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12748, 12748.056
Scope and Contents:

"Dr. George T. Perkins Collection" written on tag attached to object

Loomis' placenta forceps, 1860-1922, 1860-1922

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Richardson, W. L. (William Lambert), 1842-1932. Collection of gynecological and obstetrical instrumentation
Item Identifier: WAM001, c20197, 22242
Scope and Contents:

"Gift of / Dr. Wm. L. / Richardson / 12-13-33" written on tag attached to object.

Luc's laryngeal curette, 1870-1917, 1870-1917

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Farlow, John Woodford (1853-1937). Otolaryngology instrumentation collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12632, 22227.009
Scope and Contents:

"M. 222. / 9. / Dr. J. W. Farlow" and "Luc's Laryngeal Curette" written on tag

Luc's nasal forceps, 1870-1917, 1870-1917

FOUND IN: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) / Collection: Warren Anatomical Museum artifact collection / Series: Farlow, John Woodford (1853-1937). Otolaryngology instrumentation collection
Item Identifier: WAM001, c12632, 22227.001
Scope and Contents:

"M. 222. / 1. / Dr. J. W. Farlow" and "Luc's Nasal Forceps" written on tag

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