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Calabash tobacco pipe, made from the neck of a gou

Smoking

1850-1900

Walking stick made from narwhal tusk with carved i

Orthopaedics

1839-1881

Flat steel trocar with silver cannula and ebony ha

Surgery

1810-1850

Steel trocar, with silver-mounted ebony handle, Eu

Surgery

1830-1900

Wooden debrecen style tobacco pipe, wood, elaborat

Smoking

1800-1840

Trocar with silver cannula and wooden handle in fi

Surgery

1701-1850

Trocar, steel, with silver-mounted ebony handle, E

Surgery

1851-1900

Stag horn tobacco pipe, horn and antler stem, inco

Smoking

1850-1900

Curved bladder trocar, steel, with silver cannula

Surgery

1830-1900

Meerschaum tobacco pipe with silver hinged lid and wooden stem, mount and lid assayed in Austria, 1862, I.W. maker, Austrian, 1860-1862

Meerschaum tobacco pipe with silver hinged lid and

Smoking

1860-1862

Meerschaum tobacco, pipe, upper part of bowl silver plated with woven spring-section stem, probably made in Bavaria, Germany, 1820-1830

Meerschaum tobacco, pipe, upper part of bowl silve

Smoking

1820-1850

Meerschaum tobacco pipe with silver mounted bowl rim and stem joint, amber mouthpiece, with hinged leather case, Skinner of London, supplier, European, 1871-1900

Meerschaum tobacco pipe with silver mounted bowl r

Smoking

1871-1900

Horn snuff mull with silver mount, inscribed, John Lynn, maker, made in England, 1760-1830

Horn snuff mull with silver mount, inscribed, John

Smoking

1760-1830

Short stemmed briar tobacco pipe with vulcanite mouthpiece, briar spur, B.R.H. maker of mount, Birmingham, 1902-1903

Short stemmed briar tobacco pipe with vulcanite mo

Smoking

1902-1903

Horn snuff mull, hinged lid, silver mount and lid rim, plate in centre monogrammed GG, Scottish (?), 1800-1860

Horn snuff mull, hinged lid, silver mount and lid

Smoking

1800-1860

Trocxar with silver cannula and onyx handle in incomplete shagreen case, European, 1701-1830

Trocxar with silver cannula and onyx handle in inc

Surgery

1701-1830

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, reservoir and cherrywood stem only, Y-shaped meerschaum reservoir with silver mounts, horn mouthpiece, European, 1831-1900

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, reservoir and cherrywood

Smoking

1831-1900

Hand and wrist amulet, mother of pearl, small finger and forefinger erect, hand clenched, silver mounted, Italian, 1840-1920

Hand and wrist amulet, mother of pearl, small fing

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1840-1920

Briar tobacco pipe, silver mounts, vulcanite mouthpiece, trademarked "Comoy's special", London, 1890-1920

Briar tobacco pipe, silver mounts, vulcanite mouth

Smoking

1890-1920

White meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl with stem socket only in the form of a bearded man's head with nightcap French(?), 19th century

White meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl with stem sock

Smoking

1801-1900

Wooden tobacco pipe in case, French, late 19th to early 20th centuries

Wooden tobacco pipe in case, French, late 19th to

Smoking

1871-1930

Large Meerschaum pipe bowl, carved with Napoleonic scene, silver lid and mount, French, 1800-1830

Large Meerschaum pipe bowl, carved with Napoleonic

Smoking

1800-1830

Briar tobacco pipe, silver mounts, horn stem, amber mouthpiece, in case of same shape, European, probably French, 1840-1910; bowl three-quarters full of finely cut tobacco

Briar tobacco pipe, silver mounts, horn stem, ambe

Smoking

1840-1910

Set of 3 trocars, steel, with ebony handles and 3 rusted silver cannulae in borken leather case, by Mather, Manchester, English, 1850-1920

Set of 3 trocars, steel, with ebony handles and 3

Surgery

1850-1920

Long wooden physician's staff with inscribed silver mount and stone boss, gift of James Lind M.D. to James Rae, surgeon, English, 1751-1900

Long wooden physician's staff with inscribed silve

Surgery

1751-1900

Meerschaum tobacco pipe bowl, with chased silver mounts and lid made in England, 1850-1851

Meerschaum tobacco pipe bowl, with chased silver m

Smoking

1850-1875

Briar tobacco pipe, long, curved ivory stem, wide silver mounts and short amber mouthpiece, European, 1870-1920

Briar tobacco pipe, long, curved ivory stem, wide

Smoking

1870-1920

Pendant in form of mother-of-pearl button with silver mounting ornamented with filigree, European(?), 1840-1920

Pendant in form of mother-of-pearl button with sil

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1840-1920

Curved trocar, steel, with ebony handle, European, 1871-1920

Curved trocar, steel, with ebony handle, European,

Surgery

1871-1920

Meerschaum tobacco pipe bowl, badly smashed into small pieces, carved with Roman figures, silver bowl cover inscribed with three names J.K. maker of mount German, 1868-1869

Meerschaum tobacco pipe bowl, badly smashed into s

Smoking

1868-1869

Meerschaum tobacco pipe with vulcanite stem, probably made in France or Italy, 1840-1900

Meerschaum tobacco pipe with vulcanite stem, proba

Smoking

1840-1900

Silver mounted meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl only, tall elliptical body with squat stem piece at end, large heel carved in the form of a floral roseate, I.G., maker, Vienna, Austria, 1850-1859

Silver mounted meerschaum tobacco pipe, bowl only,

Smoking

1850-1859

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, tall cylindrical bowl with hinged silver cover, stem socket mount threaded stem of horn, wood and metal, hallmark of Saxony on bowl rim, German, 1801-1850

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, tall cylindrical bowl wit

Smoking

1801-1850

Short meerschaum tobacco pipe in leatherette case, English, supplied by Mickelburgh and Sons, London, 1880-1910

Short meerschaum tobacco pipe in leatherette case,

Smoking

Short meerschaum tobacco pipe, some tobacco in bowl, in case by Ludwig Hartmann and Eidam, Viennese, 1870-1910

Short meerschaum tobacco pipe, some tobacco in bow

Smoking

1870-1910

Briar tobacco pipe, mouthpiece missing, silver joint band, band made bvy W.H., assayed Chester, England, 1911-1912

Briar tobacco pipe, mouthpiece missing, silver joi

Smoking

1905-1912

Meerschaum tobacco pipe bowl with stem socket only, hinged silver lid "Candlestick holder" , mount on stem, inscribed "C. Lemmer etc.", made in Austria, 1831-1870

Meerschaum tobacco pipe bowl with stem socket only

Smoking

1831-1870

Small meerschaum tobacco pipe with amber mouthpiece in imitation leather case, supplied by R. Vanstone, English, 1880-1915; bowl two-thirds full of burnt tobacco

Small meerschaum tobacco pipe with amber mouthpiec

Smoking

Wooden snuff box, ovoid shaped, curved sides, silver mounts and hinge, inscribed Rob. Gib. presenter(?), made in England or Scotland, 1722

Wooden snuff box, ovoid shaped, curved sides, silv

Smoking

1722

Horn cigar holder with silver mount at end and joint band at top with push-in horn mouthpiece, joint band inscribed Albania, 1871, Albanian, 1870-1871

Horn cigar holder with silver mount at end and joi

Smoking

1870-1871

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, stem and bowl mount only, possibly made in Germany, 1850-1900

Meerschaum tobacco pipe, stem and bowl mount only,

Smoking

1850-1900

Wooden tobacco pipe in the form of an animal, horn stem with inlaid mother of pearl and chased silver mounts, probably made in Germany 1830-1870

Wooden tobacco pipe in the form of an animal, horn

Smoking

1830-1870

Large silver mounted claw with suspension ring, European(?), 1870-1935

Large silver mounted claw with suspension ring, Eu

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1935

Steel trocar with ivory handle and brass and silver mount, European, 1801-1900

Steel trocar with ivory handle and brass and silve

Surgery

1801-1900

Coral pendant, set in silver, probably against evil eye, Madrid, Spanish, 1880-1916

Coral pendant, set in silver, probably against evi

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1916

Silver mounted shagreen surgical instrument case, empty, damaged, English(?), 1671-1750

Silver mounted shagreen surgical instrument case,

Surgery

1671-1750

Surgical instrument set, case only, silver mounted shagreen, English(?), 1701-1830

Surgical instrument set, case only, silver mounted

Surgery

1701-1830

Hypodermic needle, silver mount, in glass tube, English, 1885-1890

Hypodermic needle, silver mount, in glass tube, En

Therapeutics

1855-1890

Meerschaum tobacoco pipe, bowl and stem socket only, pot-shaped bowl, silver mount on socket engraved "J. Vale to T.R. Holme", German (?), 1860-1900

Meerschaum tobacoco pipe, bowl and stem socket onl

Smoking

1860-1900

Meerschaum toabcco pipe, bowl only, flattened tongue-shaped body with cylindrical bowl and stem socket creating cleft at top, with silver bowl cover and mounts, battle scene of medieval knights carved on bowl, Eastern European, 1831-1900

Meerschaum toabcco pipe, bowl only, flattened tong

Smoking

1831-1900