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Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

1750-1774
Mattei's electro-homeopathic treatments, Bologna, Italy, 1871-1885

Mattei's electro-homeopathic treatments, Bologna, Italy, 1871-1885

1871-1885
Wax male anatomical figure

Wax male anatomical figure

‘Explorer’ mobility chair, Bologna, Italy, 1995-2001

‘Explorer’ mobility chair, Bologna, Italy, 1995-2001

circa 1995-2001
Pelvimeter, external measuring calliper, Italy, 1901-1960

Pelvimeter, external measuring calliper, Italy, 1901-1960

1901-1960
Condom packaging

Condom packaging

1950-1955
Small walnut medicine chest, Italy, 1851-1910

Small walnut medicine chest, Italy, 1851-1910

1851-1910
Condom packaging

Condom packaging

1955-1965
Balloon filler

Balloon filler

Medal to commemorate Sacco

Medal to commemorate Sacco

1802
Lorgnettes, Bologna, Italy, 1857

Lorgnettes, Bologna, Italy, 1857

1857
Bronze medal

Bronze medal

1798
Bronze medal, commemorates A. Sacco, artist Tadoli

Bronze medal, commemorates A. Sacco, artist Tadoli

1802
Circular bronze medal

Circular bronze medal

1800-1820
Bronze medal to commemorate C. Mundini

Bronze medal to commemorate C. Mundini

1650-1800
Bronze medal of Luigi Sacco

Bronze medal of Luigi Sacco

1802
Italian meteorograph

Italian meteorograph

Casing for clockwork psychrometer

Casing for clockwork psychrometer

1940-1950
Instrument case for percussor, pleximeter, and stethoscope

Instrument case for percussor, pleximeter, and stethoscope

Broken fragment from wax male anatomical figure

Broken fragment from wax male anatomical figure

1750-1774
Bronze medal

Bronze medal

1802
Bronze medal

Bronze medal

1802
Aesculapius chalice, tin bowl, plaster stem, brass stand and serpent, probably made for display purposes by Bonavia or Bologna, 1870-1920

Aesculapius chalice

1870-1920
`Vapor Control' double-jacketted form of pressure cooker, also known a s the `Goodnews Boilerette', with outer pressurized water jacket which raises inner cooking chamber to high temperature, marketed by Goodnew s Ltd. of London and made by Fogacci of Italy, 1983

'Vapor Control' double-jacketted form of pressure cooker

1983
Percussor, pleximeter and monaural stethoscope (cased), Italian, 1831-1920

Percussor, pleximeter and monaural stethoscope (cased)

Zanasi vial filler apparatus for microdoses of powdered antibiotics, comprising motor, control panel, manual filling devices (incomplete), and 2 powder tanks, made by Zanasi Nigris s.p.a. and supplied by ACM Machinery Ltd., Italian, 1982

Zanasi vial filler apparatus for microdoses of powdered antibiotics

1982
Speculum, rectal(?), blades only, metal, nickel-plated, by Lollini of Bologna, second half 19th century

Speculum, rectal(?), blades only, metal, nickel-pl

1851-1900
Bronze medal commemorating Luigi Sacco, Italian physician and exponent of vaccination against smallpox, 1769-1836, struck by city of Bologna, Tadolini, artist, Italian, 1802

Bronze medal commemorating Luigi Sacco

1802
Copy of document electing Joseph Lister to University of Bologna, 1888, framed

Copy of document electing Joseph Lister to University of Bologna

1927
Bronze medal, commemorate the work of Sacco with smallpox vaccination, issued by the city of Bologna artist P. Tadolini medal, Italian, 1802

Bronze medal

1802
Stethoscope, monaural, Italian, 1831-1920

Monaural stethoscope

Ordinary mercury-in-glass centigrade thermometer, sheathed, with glass scale, by S.I.A.P. Bologna (Belle Arti 17), Italy. Scale -23 to 52.5 degrees

Ordinary mercury-in-glass centigrade thermometer

Percussor, Italian, 1831-1920

Percussor, Italian

Empty square, clear glass bottle with printed label reading 'Elettricità Verde' (green electricity).

Empty square, clear glass bottle with printed label reading 'Elettricità Verde' (green electricity)

1871-1885
Glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading '[Ant?]iangioitico No 1' (antiangiotic), containing white spherical pillules. The label is torn at the top of the glass tube, indicating it acted as the seal for the stopper.

Glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading '[Ant?]iangioitico No 1', containing white spherical pillules

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Vermifugo No 1' (vermifuge), containing white pillules. The label, which acted as the seal for the stopper, is intact.

Glass vial with cork stopper with printed label reading 'Vermifugo No 1', containing white spherical pillulesVermifugo

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Febrifugo No 2 (Nuovo)' (febrifuge, new), containing white pillules. The label is torn at the top of the glass tube, indicating it acted as the seal for the stopper.

Glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Febrifugo No 2 (Nuovo)', containing white spherical pillules

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Antilinfatico (Rimedio Nuovo)' (antilymphatic, new remedy), containing white pillules. The label, which acted as the seal for the stopper, is intact.

Glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Antilinfatico (Rimedio Nuovo)', containing white spherical pillules

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Pettorale No 1' (chest remedy), containing white pillules. The label, which acted as the seal for the stopper, is intact.

Glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Pettorale No 1', containing white spherical pillules

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Febrifugo No 1' (febrifuge), containing white pillules. The label is torn at the top of the glass tube, indicating it acted as the seal for the stopper.

Glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Febrifugo No 1', containing white spherical pillules

1871-1885
Medicine chest for Mattei's electro-homeopathic cures comprising shallow rectangular box with two velvet-lined compartments. The main compartment has six slots for bottles and a long, thin slot perpendicular slot for other items. The secondary compartment (located in the lid) is separated by a purple silk-lined divider with golden lettering reading 'ELETTROMEOPATIA / MATTEI / DISPENSA GENERALE / IN / BOLOGNA', which opens to reveal eight slots for vials. Dated c.1870.

Medicine chest for Mattei's electro-homeopathic treatments, Bologna, Italy, 1871-1885

1871-1885
Small blue glass bottle with metal lid containing 'Triaca' (Theriac). 55 mm x 22 mm diameter, 26 g. Prepared by Fratelli Zanelli, Bologna, Gorga collection, Italian, 1851-1910.

Small poison bottle of Triaca

1851-1910
Paper packet tied with red string containing Dover's Powder (opium and ipecacuanha). 11 mm x 42 mm x 15 mm, 3 g. Prepared by Fratelli Zanelli, Bologna, Gorga collection, Italian, 1851-1910.

Paper packet containing Dover's Powder

1851-1910
Small glass phial with cork stopper containing 4 brown pills ' Tdrocl. Morfina', presumed to be a morphine preparation. 38 mm x 8 mm diameter, 2 g. Prepared by Fratelli Zanelli, Bologna, Gorga collection, Italian, 1851-1910.

Phial containing four brown pills

1851-1910
Electrical speed and direction recorder no.01557, by S.I.A.P., Bologna, for R. Aeronautica No.349. Drum, pens & clockwork drive in glazed hinged case, on cast base. [ Sec. ital. Apparecchi Precisione]

Electrical speed and direction recorder no.01557

1941
Plessimeter, Italian, 1831-1920

Plessimeter, Italian

Empty square, clear glass bottle with printed label reading 'Elettricità Gialla' (yellow electricity).

Empty square, clear glass bottle with printed label reading 'Elettricità Gialla' (yellow electricity)

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading 'Marina', containing white pillules. The label is torn at the top of the glass tube, indicating it acted as the seal for the stopper.

Glass vial with cork stopper with printed label reading 'Marina', containing white spherical pillules

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and torn printed label reading '[...]scrof[...] one', possibly a scrofula remedy, containing white pillules. The remnants of label on the cork stopper and pattern of the tear indicate that the label was used to seal the stopper before first use.

Glass vial with cork stopper with printed label, containing white spherical pillules

1871-1885
Round, clear glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading '[An]tiscrofuloso No 1' (scrofula remedy) containing off-white spherical pillules. The top of the label, which would have extended onto the cork stopper, is missing, indicating it acted as the seal.

Glass vial with cork stopper and printed label reading '[An]tiscrofuloso No 1', containing off-white spherical pillules

1871-1885