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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

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

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 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

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

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

Two wooden boxes holding glass tubes

Two boxes holding glass tubes

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

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

Glass, metal and vulcanite syringe, urethral, in o

Therapeutics

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

Prototype electrical cautery, made and used by Dr.

Surgery

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

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

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

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

Set of scales, brass beams, oval box type beam ends, with brass stand whichscrew into fitment on wooden box with front opening drawer, made by W. and T. Avery, Birmingham, England, 1840-1900

Set of scales, brass beams, oval box type beam end

Pharmacy-ware

1840-1900

Electric cautery, by A. Gaiffe, Paris, French, 1890-1910

Electric cautery, by A. Gaiffe, Paris, French, 189

Therapeutics

1890-1910

Dechery's auto cautery apparatus, cased, by H. Hauptner, Berlin, NW6, Germany, 1905-1914.

Dechery's auto cautery apparatus

Veterinary Medicine

1905-1914

Set of scales with brass stand which screws into top of box, steel, beam, glass pans with various weights, European, 1801-1900

Set of scales with brass stand which screws into t

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Set of scales, with steel beam and brass pans, in wooden drawer with knob in front, European, 1750-1850

Set of scales, with steel beam and brass pans, in

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Dental X-ray film viewing box, English manufacture, 1930-1940

Dental X-ray film viewing box, English manufacture

Dentistry

1930-1940

Small apothecary's balance with brass beam and pans, in small leather box, probably from inside a medicine chest, with 8 assorted weights, English, 1801-1900

Small apothecary's balance with brass beam and pan

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Set of scales, glass pans, steel beam, swan-necked beam ends in wooden bopx with brass stand which screws into lid, possibly English, 1750 to 1900

Set of scales, glass pans, steel beam, swan-necked

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Set of scales, brass pans and steel beam, swan-necked beam ends, with 3 weights in rectangular wooden box, probably English, 1750-1900

Set of scales, brass pans and steel beam, swan-nec

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pans, in wooden box with stand, weights, spare pans and cords, pan holder, English, 1801-1900

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and brass pan

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Aural syringe by S. Maw, Son and Thompson of London, with two pipes in leather-covered case, English, 1870-1910

Aural syringe by S. Maw, Son and Thompson of Londo

Therapeutics

1870-1901

Rectangular, polished mahogany box, containing apothecaries balance, with steel beam and hallmarked silver pans, five sets of various brass weights, English, 1835-1841

Rectangular, polished mahogany box, containing apo

Pharmacy-ware

1835-1841

Case and weights originally accompanying an apothecaries' balance which is now missing, made by Holt, 5 Haymarket, London, W1, England.

Case and weights originally accompanying an apothe

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

"Holophot" photomicroscope with tuiple revolving nosepiece, mechanical stage, 6 objectives, 10 eyepieces and plate camera, without lamp, by W. Watson & Sons Limited, English, 1955-1960

"Holophot" photomicroscope with tuiple revolving n

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1955-1960

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

Massage set

Therapeutics

1900-1930

Two boxes of glass synoptophores

Ophthalmology

Set of twelve occlusal curvature planes, stainless steel, in wooden box with bakelite compartments, by Sphero-ellipsoidal Dental Apparatus Co., 8 Heathfield Street, Swansea, Wales, 1936.

Set of twelve occlusal curvature planes

Dentistry

1936

Two cervical caps, from a set, "Orga" type, probably used for fitting, with original case

Two cervical caps

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

"Makam" plate camera microscope attachment, in box, by Leitz, German, 1960-1975

'Makam' plate camera microscope attachment, in box, by Leitz

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1960-1975

Matchbox, strip pine, oval shaped, detachable lid, painted lilac coloured strikes on top of lid and bottom of base, full of Congreve matches, by I.N.E., German, 1832-1890

Matchbox, strip pine, oval shaped, detachable lid,

Smoking

1832-1890

Apothecary's balance with steel and brass beam, brass pans, in box covered with fish skin, with 4 assorted weights, Spanish, 1750-1850

Apothecary's balance with steel and brass beam, br

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Apothecaries scales with glass pan and steel beam, in rectangular wooden box, lined with velvet, no weights remain, made by Hinton and Co. of London, English, 1880-1940, 38, Bedford Street, Strand

Apothecaries scales with glass pan and steel beam,

Pharmacy-ware

1880-1940

Electrotherapeutic grooming set, comprising two combs, boxed, by Overbeck, Grimsby, English, 1930-1940

Electrotherapeutic grooming set, comprising two co

Therapeutics

1930-1940

Nickel-plated brass water-flow meter by M. Sendtner, Munchen, Germany, in case with fittings, 1930-1950

Nickel-plated brass water-flow meter by M. Sendtne

Oceanography

1930-1950

Four rectangular wooden boxes full of spare carbon rods for Dr. Riviere's lamps, Siemens and Co., maker, Lichtenburg, South African, 1890-1910

Four rectangular wooden boxes full of spare carbon

Therapeutics

1890-1910

Five intestinal motility records each comprising record, together with 13 associated offprints documenting the motility studies of Dr. Ritchie and the Nuffield Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Oxford, 1961-1973

Five intestinal motility records

Radiomedicine

1969-1970

Set of scales with oval box-type beam ends, 1 brass pan-holder with glass pan, 1 brass pan, brass stand screws into socket on box top, in wooden box with 1 spare brass pan, 2 glass pans and a set of weights, made by Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Set of scales with oval box-type beam ends, 1870-1901

Pharmacy-ware

1870-1901

Circular copper medal, commemorating the founder and President of the Association of Doctors of the Seine, M.J.B. Orfila, made by E. Farochon, French, 1851

Circular copper medal, commemorating the founder a

Wellcome Medals

1851

Glass ampoule, sealed, supposedly poison for self-administration, in wooden box, Italian, 17th century

Glass ampoule, sealed, supposedly poison for self-

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1601-1700

Wet cell battery, in rectangular wooden case, with screw terminals on lid, probably English, 1870-1890

Wet cell battery, in rectangular wooden case, with

Therapeutics

1870-1890

Set of apothecary's scales, slender steel beam with circular box type beam ends, brass pans, in rectangular wooden box, possibly English, 1750-1850

Set of apothecary's scales, slender steel beam wit

Pharmacy-ware

1750-1850

Tiny pair of apothecaries scales, with steel beam and brass pans, in polished wooden box, lined with green velvet, 3 sets of brass weights, English, 1801-1900

Tiny pair of apothecaries scales, with steel beam

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans, and second set of pans, in rectangular wooden box, with 2 sets of weights and 4 loose ones, English, 1801-1900

Apothecaries scales with steel beam and brass pans

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900

Set of scales, brass with brass pan hanger and pans, in wooden box with assorted weights, English (?), European, 1801-1900

Set of scales, brass with brass pan hanger and pan

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1900