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Two bar magnets with pair of keeps in wooden box, belonging to F.W. Ogg, European, early 20th century

Two bar magnets with pair of keeps in wooden box,

Therapeutics

1901-1930

Turned wooden snuff box, lacquered, lid with inset ivory miniature of young lady, French, 1790-1815

Turned wooden snuff box, lacquered, lid with inset

Smoking

1790-1815

Box containing 34 microscopical preparations of equine infection by Demodex, prepared by J.C. Bennison, 1941-1942, made by C. H. Huish, 8 Fisher Street, Red Lion Square, London, WC, England, 1910-1940.

Box containing 34 microscopical preparations of equine infection

Veterinary Medicine

1910-1940

Turned brass stand, to hold apothecary's scales, in wooden box, made by Vandome, London, English, 1801-1900

Turned brass stand, to hold apothecary's scales, i

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Section of Roman mosaic pavement, reputedly discovered in Lime Street, London, 100-350AD

Section of Roman mosaic pavement

Classical & Medieval Medicine

100-350 CE

Boxwood case, probably for ophthalmological equipment, from Allen and Hanburys London, brass handle, English, 1870-1930

Boxwood case, probably for ophthalmological equipm

Ophthalmology

1890-1930

Induction coil in rectangular wooden box, with twin solenoid and trembler, wet cell, regulator switch and terminals, made by S. Maw Son and Sons, London, English, 1910-1920

Induction coil in rectangular wooden box, with twi

Therapeutics

1910-1920

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and hallmarked and silver pans, in wooden box with 3 sets of weights, English, 1810-1811

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and hallmarke

Pharmacy-ware

1805-1810

Dark-ground microscopy condenser, in box, by W. Watson and Sons Ltd, English, 1940-1960

Dark-ground microscopy condenser, in box, by W. Wa

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1940-1960

Syringe set by W. Matthews, 10 Portugal Street, Lincoln's Inn, London, England, 1846-1851. In case, with syringe, and 3 nozzles.

Syringe set by W. Matthews, 10 Portugal Street, Li

Therapeutics

1846-1851

Apothecarys balance with steel beam and brass pans in wooden box, with 23 assorted weights, made by Sewell and Young, Bear St., Leicester Square, London, English, 1750-1900

Apothecarys balance with steel beam and brass pans

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Set of metal cervical caps, "Orga" type, probably used for fitting, in original case

Set of metal cervical caps, "Orga" type, probably

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

Box of nerve canal drills, Beutelrock, for straight handpiece, by Antaeos, Germany, 1930-1940

Box of nerve canal drills, Beutelrock, for straigh

Dentistry

1930-1940

Box of Torpan broach reamers, by Maillefer, Switzerland, 1965-1975

Box of Torpan broach reamers, by Maillefer, Switze

Dentistry

1965-1975

Dental post extractor kit in wooden box, by the S.S. White Co., USA, 1903-1925

Dental post extractor kit in wooden box, by the S.

Dentistry

1903-1925

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in wooden box, originally had stand, English, 1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in very poor condition, in wooden box, weights missing, English, 1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance witth steel beam and glass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, 6 grain weights, English, 1831-1870

Apothecary's balance witth steel beam and glass pa

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

2 pairs of apothecary's scales with steel beams and brass pans in poor condition, in wooden box also in poor condition, with 7 assorted weights, English, 1750-1900

2 pairs of apothecary's scales with steel beams an

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecaries scales, with steel beam and glass pans, in rectangular wooden box, with three sets of weights and book of pink litmus paper, made in England, 1850-1900

Apothecaries scales, with steel beam and glass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900

Apothecaries scales, with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, with four sets of weights, including sovereign weights, in small cardboard box, English, 1750-1900

Apothecaries scales, with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Pans only from 2 sets of apothecaries' scales, 2 brass, 2 glass with 1 spare glass pan, no beam, in wooden case with assorted weights, probably English, 1831-1870

Pans only from 2 sets of apothecaries' scales, 2 b

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Apothecary's balance with brass beam and pans, in wooden box with stand, spare pans and 10 assorted weights, English, 1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with brass beam and pans, in

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, with 5 assorted weights, made in England, 1750-1900

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

2 apothecaries balances with steel beams and brass pans, both in a rectangular wooden box, with 6 assorted weights, English, 1831-1870

2 apothecaries balances with steel beams and brass

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, lined with red velvet, three weight set and one single weight, one set made by W. & T. Avery of Birmingham, English, 1750-1900

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, six assorted weights, English, 1831-1870

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1831-1870

Set of scales, brass pans, steel beam plated with brass, in wooden box with 13 assorted weights, probably English, 19th century

Set of scales, brass pans, steel beam plated with

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and glass pans in rectangular wooden box, with 12 assorted weights, English, 1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and glass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in wooden box, with 7 weights, English, 1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Box of 50 "Super Luxalloy" tooth backings, by Baker and Co. Inc., Newark, USA, 1920-1940

Box of 50 "Super Luxalloy" tooth backings, by Bake

Dentistry

1920-1940

10 ophthalmic surgical instruments, steel with ivory handles, cased, by A. Luer, rue Antoine-Dubois 6, Paris, France, 1890-1920.

10 ophthalmic surgical instruments, steel with ivo

Ophthalmology

1890-1920

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in a rectangular wooden box, supplied by a firm in India, made either in India or England, 1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Chapireau cachet machine and accessories in wooden box, complete, 1850-1900

Chapireau cachet machine and accessories in wooden

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900

12 ophthalmic instruments, steel with ivory handles, various Paris makers, in wooden box, owned by Dr. Millee, France, 1860-1900

12 ophthalmic instruments, steel with ivory handle

Ophthalmology

1860-1900

Set of coin scales and seventeen weights, in a rectangular wooden box, box makers mark impressed inside, contents made by Matthias Mettman, a well known Cologne scalemaker, German, 1651

Coin scales and weights

Pharmacy-ware

1651

Boxed potassium peramanganate cleansing set, supplied by H. Jeffries, Guildford, 1860-1935

Boxed potassium peramanganate cleansing set, suppl

Pharmacy-ware

Box containing a collection of 60 different kinds of Zulu native medicines with a list of native names for drugs and the conditions they are used to treat, collected by Captain G. T. Nicholls, R.E., 1883-1895

Box containing Zulu Medicines. 1883-1895

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1883-1895

Essence box with painted scenes on outside, four bottles within, probably European, 1751-1850

Essence box with painted scenes on outside, four b

Pharmacy-ware

1751-1850

Pair of scale pans in box which appears to have been a door on a chest, European, 1850-1900

Pair of scale pans in box which appears to have be

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900

Tobacco pipe, meerschaum, bowl only, jewelled, silver mounts in travelling case, for Maharajah or Middle Eastern potentate, European, 1775

Tobacco pipe, meerschaum, bowl only, jewelled, sil

Smoking

1775

Box for cinchona bark, known as a Coracha, wood and rawhide, with contents, brought from Peru by the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon, 1777. Accompanying label reads, 'CORACHA' OF LOXA BARK OPENED, SHEWING CONTENTS AND/ METHOD OF PACKING./ ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 'CORACHAS' BROUGHT TO SPAIN/ FROM PERU BY THE EXPEDITION UNDER RUIZ AND/ PAVON SENT THERE BY CARLOS III OF SPAIN/ IN 1777./ PRESENTED BY HIS MAJESTY KING ALFONSO XIII/ OF SPAIN, 1930.

Coracha of loxa bark c. 1777

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1777-1785

Glass, metal and vulcanite syringe, urethral, in original box

Glass, metal and vulcanite syringe, urethral, in o

Therapeutics

Box of root canal tools for the N2 method, by Agsa, Switzerland, 1968-1975

Box of root canal tools for the N2 method, by Agsa

Dentistry

1968-1975

Prototype electrical cautery, made and used by Dr. Nagelschmidt, 1906

Prototype electrical cautery, made and used by Dr.

Surgery

Apothecaries scales (?), with brass beam and pans, in rectangular hide-covered wooden box, contains seven elaborate brass weights, which have names of Italian cities on them, Italian, 1701-1900

Apothecaries scales (?), with brass beam and pans,

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1900

Three microscope eyepieces, 3x, 5x and 6x, in wooden box, by Zeiss, German, 1890-1910

Three microscope eyepieces, 3x, 5x and 6x, in wood

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1890-1910

Set of pharmaceutical weights in solid wooden box, with small pin to facilitate removal, Dutch, 1701-1800

Set of pharmaceutical weights in solid wooden box,

Pharmacy-ware

1701-1800

Cased set of anchor bands with extension screw-posts, numbers 48-63, B arnes pattern, by the Blue Island Specialty Co., USA, 1905-1920

Cased set of anchor bands with extension screw-pos

Dentistry

1905-1920

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans, in elaborately carved wooden box, with set of circular weights, to weigh pennyweights (?), with pair of tweezers, made in Persia, 1750-1900

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900