Mercury douche for urethral therapy, Paris, France, 1840-1895

Therapeutics

1840-1895

Baby carrier with model baby

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Brown scapular showing the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1930

Jewish manuscript amulet

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1930

British Red Cross Society medal for voluntary services

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1920

Rigged Model of the H.M.S. 'Warrior'

Warships

1860-1913

Dental instruments used for tooth pulling, France, 1700-1800

Dentistry

1700-1800

Whole model rigged of the screw steamship "Great Britain"

Water Transport

1840-1878

Pair of shoes for bound feet

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Rigged model of the PS 'Scotia'

Water Transport

1861

Rigged model of H.M.S. 'Highflyer', ship-rigged wooden corvette, with retractable propeller

Warships

1851-1902

Copy of a grape vine with two bunches of grapes to illustrate a fermentation experiment performed by Louis Pasteur in 1862

Microbiology

1901-2000

Cast of Chinese lady's deformed foot with legging and embroidered shoe

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Specimen of artificial silk

Textiles Machinery

1883

Pharmaceutical Fermenter Used in the Development of Semisynthetic Penicillins

Biotechnology

1957

Dried frog in a silk bag, South Devon, England, 1901-1930

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1930

Rocking bed for respiration, Warwick, England, 1973

Therapeutics

1973

Surgical instrument set, London, England, 1870-1901

Surgery

1870-1901

Oil burner from Dr Bruce's chemistry set

Laboratory Medicine

Boxwood model to illustrate the aberration of light, discovered by James Bradley, the third Astronomer Royal, in 1728.

Astronomy

c. 1729

Fifteen cotton reels, various sizes and makes

Domestic Appliances

1920-1970

Two DNA swab collection kits, Essex, England, 2006

Public Health & Hygiene

2006

Poincare Plane mathematical quilt made by Elaine K

Mathematics

1994

German military anaesthesia kit, Germany, 1914-1918

Anaesthesiology

1914-1918

Vaccination shield, London, England, 1851-1900

Public Health & Hygiene

1851-1900

Gas mask

Public Health & Hygiene

1914-1918

Court dress sword belt

Aeronautics

Carbolic steam spray, Paris, France, 1872-1887

Surgery

1872-1887

Hoover model 700 electric vacu

Domestic Appliances

c.1930

A mathematical quilt, 1991

Mathematics

1991

Henry Hill Hickman's satin waistcoat, Europe, 1820-1830

Wellcome (general)

1820-1830

Nurse's kit, Europe, 1930-1970

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1930-1970

Sikes' Revenue Hydrometer, 1816-1873.

Experimental Chemistry

1816-1873

T-shirt with condom design

Public Health & Hygiene

1992

Householders First Aid Case, Nottingham, England, 1939-1941

Therapeutics

1939-1941

Indiana Puzzle mathematical quilt, based of nested

Mathematics

2000

Helmet-type gas mask

Public Health & Hygiene

1915

Modified form of John Marshall's Compound microscope, c. 1730

Microscopes

1725-1735

Arm band of British Red Cross Society, England, 1915

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1905-1915

Surgical dressing substitutes, Europe, 1914-1918

Surgery

1914-1918

FT27 rangefinder, baseline 80 cm, by Barr and Stroud

Optics

1914

Pair of soled shoes worn by Chinese lady with bound feet

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Pair of boots for bound feet

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Geomantic compass

Asian Medicine

1880-1910

'Electrical Mah Jong' card game, 1924

Telecommunications

1924

Helmet-type gas mask, cotton, metal eye surrounds

Public Health & Hygiene

1915

Cloth headdress resembling a tea-cosy, red cotton

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1900

Cowrie shell necklace string on plaited cotton, kn

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1860-1920

Amulet used against snake bites

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Spiralling Pythagorean mathematical quilt, inspire

Mathematics

2000