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Silver medal commemorating Pope Clement XII, Loren

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1730-1740

Silver medal commemorating Pope Clement XII, Lorenzo Carsini by Hamerani

Humorous gilt medal commemorating Maria Theresa's

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1742-1744

Humorous gilt medal commemorating Maria Theresa's ascendency over Charles VII in Hungary, European, 1744 to 1780. Possibly Austrian.

Circular silver medal, commemorates a flood in the

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1741

Circular silver medal, commemorates a flood in the Netherlands, designed by N.V.S., Dutch 1741

Bronze medal, giving admittance to medical gardens

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1747-1749

Bronze medal, giving admittance to medical gardens at Amsterdam, engraved William Schalkuyk, 1749, probably original, Dutch, 1747-1749

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Gottfried Thom

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1741

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Gottfried Thomasius and Johann Volckamer, two Nuremberg physicians, designed by Andreas Vestner, German, 1741

Circular silver medal, commemorates the French Sur

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1741

Circular silver medal, commemorates the French Surgical Society, illustrates Louis XV on obverse, by F.M., French, 1741

Bronze medal commemorating the Society of the Roya

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1731

Bronze medal commemorating the Society of the Royal Academy of Surgeons, Louis XV, on obverse, by Duvivier, French, 1731

Medal, silver, probably membership of Royal Colleg

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1741

Medal, silver, probably membership of Royal College of Surgeons, Paris 1741, by F.M. French, 1741

Bronze medal commemorating Cardinal Andre Hercules

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1736

Bronze medal commemorating Cardinal Andre Hercules be Fleury, French churchman and leading statesman under Louis XV, 1653-1743, by Dassier, French, 1736

Bronze medal, Deans Medal of Paris Medical School,

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1746

Bronze medal, Deans Medal of Paris Medical School, artist Duvivier, depicts G.J. de L' Epine, medal French, 1746

Medal, silver, of the Royal Academy of Surgeons, P

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1741

Medal, silver, of the Royal Academy of Surgeons, Paris, 1741

Medal, silver, commemorating Jean Baptiste Chomel,

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1740

Medal, silver, commemorating Jean Baptiste Chomel, Dean of Paris Faculty of Medicine, 1738-1740, by Jean Duvivier, French, 1740

Small silver medal with reeded edge, by Duvivier,

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1741

Small silver medal with reeded edge, by Duvivier, commemorating academic Society of Surgeons, Paris, French, 1741

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School,

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1742

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates E.C. de Vilars, artist Duvivier, medal French, 1742

Bronze medal celebrating Louis XV's return to heal

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1744

Bronze medal celebrating Louis XV's return to health after an illness, by F.M. and Duvivier, French, 1744

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars, probably neolithic with photograph of similar, French, 2000BC(?)-1000BC(?)

Solar microscope, original form, by John Cuff, c.

Microscopes

1742

Solar microscope, original form, by John Cuff, c. 1740. Complete with 2 original screws, and in addition a Wilson screw barrel microscope, with scroll stand, in case, with accessories

Medal, silver, of the Law Faculty, of Paris Univer

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1747

Medal, silver, of the Law Faculty, of Paris University, 1747, by L.L., French, 1747

Posset pot

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1744

Delft posset pot, Liverpool, 1744

Food warmer

Medical Ceramic-ware

1750

Earthenware food warmer or veilleuse, tin-glazed, Lambeth or Southwark, about 1750

Sample of cinchona bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1738

Sample of cinchona bark

Clay tobacco pipe, by WB, made in England 1730-174

Smoking

1730-1740

Clay tobacco pipe, by WB, made in England 1730-1740

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-1000 BCE

Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Culpeper microscope by Mann and Ayscough, c. 1745

Microscopes

1740-1750

Scroll-type Culpeper microscope, by Mann & Ayscough, with accessories, London, England, c. 1745

Centre-seconds stop-watch

Time Measurement

1737-1738

Centre-seconds stop-watch by Jno. Archer, London. (Minute hand missing), London, 1737-1738

Watch movement with experimental escapement

Time Measurement

1736-1740

Watch movement by R. Markham with experimental escapement (incomplete), by Robert Markham, London, 1736-1740

Model of a malthouse, 1748.

Biotechnology

1748

Malt House, mid-18th century style. Model, scale 1:24, cutaway, anotated.

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School,

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1732

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates H.T. Baron, artist J.C. Roettiers(?), medal French, 1732

Silver medal commemorating H.T. Baron, dean of Par

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1732

Silver medal commemorating H.T. Baron, dean of Paris Medical Faculty, medal designed by Joseph Charles Roettiers, French, 1732

Medal, cast bronze, commemorating Antonio Cocchi,

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1745

Medal, cast bronze, commemorating Antonio Cocchi, Italian physician, naturalist and philosopher, 50th anniversary of birth, by Antonio Selvi, Italian, 1745

Bronze medal with ridged border commemorating Paul

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1744

Bronze medal with ridged border commemorating Paulus Sebastianus Arrighi, Italian(?), 1744

Brass medal, with illustration of St. Martin and t

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1735

Brass medal, with illustration of St. Martin and the beggar, Europe, dated 1735

Silver medal commemorating Belgian peace after Aus

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1750

Silver medal commemorating Belgian peace after Austrian succession, (during which France annexed Belgium) and restoration of Austrian rule, by Holtzhey, Belgian, 1750

Bronze medal commemorating visit of six merchant g

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1744

Bronze medal commemorating visit of six merchant groups to the Tuilleries to compliment Royal family on restoration to health of Louis XV and his family, French, 1744

Medal, silver, commemorating Elias Col de Vilars,

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1744

Medal, silver, commemorating Elias Col de Vilars, Dean of Paris Medical Faculty, 1744, and also the rebuilding of the medical amphitheatre at Paris, in 1744, Duvivier, artist, French, 1744

Small silver medal with reeded edge, commemorating

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1734

Small silver medal with reeded edge, commemorating H.T.Baron as Dean of the Paris Faculty of Medicine, for the second term, by Joseph Charles Roethiers, French, 1734

Silver medal of the Royal Academy, Rouen, by Depau

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1744

Silver medal of the Royal Academy, Rouen, by Depaulis, France, 1744

Medal to commemorate

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1748

Copper medal, Deans Medal of the Paris Medical School, commemorates J. Martinenq, artist Duvivier, medal French, 1748

Bronze medal, commemorates the recovery of Louis X

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1744

Bronze medal, commemorates the recovery of Louis XV, and possibly the people in general, from an epidemic and the erection of a monument, artist FM, medal French, 1744

Circular silver medal, commemorates the French Surgical Society

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1741

Circular silver medal, commemorates the French Surgical Society, Louis XV illustrated on reverse, by Louis Michel Petit, French, 1741

Medal, silver, of the Royal Academy of Surgeons, P

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1741

Medal, silver, of the Royal Academy of Surgeons, Paris, 1741, by F.M., French, 1741

Circular bronze medal, commemorates the recovery o

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1744

Circular bronze medal, commemorates the recovery of King Louis XV from illness in 1744, made in France by F.M., 1744

Medal, silver, of the Royal Academy of Surgeons, P

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1741

Medal, silver, of the Royal Academy of Surgeons, Paris, 1741, by F.M., French, 1741

Silver(?) medal, relates to the lands of Haynault,

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1743

Silver(?) medal, relates to the lands of Haynault, medal artist F.M., French 1743

Medal commemorating the Stanislas Academy of Poland

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1750

Medal, copper, commemorating the Stanislas Academy, 1750, founded by Stanislaus I of Poland, by Borrel, French, 1750

Copper flanged pump plate on brass pipe with tap

King George III

c. 1750

Copper flanged pump plate on brass pipe with tap

Silver vinaigrette, oval, with hinged lid, body be

Pharmacy-ware

1737-1739

Silver vinaigrette, oval, with hinged lid, body bears engraved decoration, possibly Dutch, imported and hallmarked in Edinburgh, 1737-1739

Silver medal or token designed by M.H., commemorat

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1741

Silver medal or token designed by M.H., commemorating bread of diaconal church, Dutch, 1741

Medal commemorating William Prince of Orange and Nassau

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1734

Silver medal commemorating William Prince of Orange and Nassau, by Holtzhey, Dutch, 1734

Silver medal, commemorates the hard winter weather

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1740

Silver medal, commemorates the hard winter weather experienced 1739-1740, artist unknown, medal German 1740