Down Bros Aspirateur

Down Bros Aspirateur

Stock Number: 430522

€275

Dimensions

Dimensions: 15,5 x 19,5 x 5,5 cm.

Circa

1890

Maker

Down Bros London

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Categories: Medicine, Surgical instruments

Description

A nickel-plated brass Aspirateur du Dr Potain by Down bros Londen. The aspirator is used to treat pulmonary pathologies and to suction liquids or gases contained in natural or accidental cavities of the body. The set comes with a robinet (divider) and nine needles; two large trocars, three small trocars and three large with round endings. The syringe is signed ‘Down Bros Ltd makers London S.E.1.’

The set comes in a wooden case. There is a signed brand attached to the inside: ‘Down Bros and Mayer & Phelps Ltd London’.

Dimensions: 15,5 x 19,5 x 5,5 cm.

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NL Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.

As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.