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Cased Bausch & Lomb Microscope. This item is fixed and so does not tilt. It has a serial number plaque with serial number of 28918. No accessories other than what is mounted on the microscope, The eyepiece is labeled with the Bausch & Lomb marking, along with the markings of “1/2 Inch Tube Length 160.0 MM.” Research of Bausch & Lomb catalog places this microscope at C. 1898. Coarse focusing is very smooth and double-sided mirrors are in great Read More...

18 Dec

US standard weights by Herman Kohlbusch of New York

By Hatchwell Antiques

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Set of 9 US standard weights by Herman Kohlbusch of New York, circa 1900. Marked: H. KOHLBUSCH NEW YORK – U.S. STANDARD Case: 9 x 4 x 3 ½ inches. 4, 2, 1 lbs. & 8, 4, 2, 1, ½ & ¼ oz. Herman Kohlbusch, maker of fine balances and weights, 194 Broadway, New York, established 1859. Read More...

16 Dec

Precision ruled diffraction grating by Bausch & Lomb

By Hatchwell Antiques

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A large A large certified precision ruled diffraction grating by Bausch & Lomb of Rochester, New York. 600 grooves / mmBlaze angle 28 degrees, 41 minutes.Radius concave Serial number: 889-8-1-3Catalogue number 35 53 12 55 16 x 15.5 x 3 cm. (window: 10 x 13.5 cm). For a similar diffraction grating by Bausch and Lomb see the collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Inventory Number: A19980111000 Read More...

30 Nov

Cased Antique Bausch & Lomb Microscope

By Orlando Microscopes

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Cased Bausch & Lomb Microscope. Microscope and case are serial numbered “17475”. Research in a B&L catalog places the date of manufacturer at 1895. Only accessories in case are two empty brass objective cases marked “Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. 1/6” and “Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. 2/3”. Both of those objectives (also marked) are mounted on the scope. The case and microscope are in very good condition. The base of the microscope is signed: “Bausch & Lomb Optical Read More...

03 Nov

Gardiner’s C1900 Hard-Rubber Ring Pessary for Prolapsed Uterus

By M and R Gordon

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A good example of Gardiner’s hard-rubber pessary employed in the treatment of a prolapsed uterus. It 3/3/4 inches high and the diameter of the interior of the ring is 13/8 inches. A small portion of the exterior of the ring is slightly abraded–see second image. Read More...

30 Oct

Early 20th-Century Quack Nose Shaper

By M and R Gordon

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Nose shapers or “Rectificateurs” offered a reasonably priced alternative to those for whom plastic surgery was out of the question because of cost or anxiety over outcome. By donning this device, say before bedtime, and tightening the screws on the portions of the nose deemed in need of reshaping, the desired result could, at least in theory, be achieved.Our example date from the first quarter of the 20th century and is complete with original box and adjusting wrench. Probably Read More...

23 Oct

A rare example of a Vitilor Quack Water Processing Device

By M and R Gordon

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A rare example of a Vitilor water processing device. Height: 19″ as shown. The Vitalized Water Process Company of New York City claimed that this device converted water into a liquid with great curative properties. See excerpt below from “Nostrums and Quackery and Pseudo-Medicine” By Arthur J. Cramp, M.D.(1936:109): Vitilor.-This device was promoted by the Vitalized Water Process Company of New York City. A six-page leaflet compiled by Carolyn Scofield Smith and sent out to physicians and others stated, either Read More...

06 Oct

~RARE K&E MINIATURE SEXTANT (ANGLE MIRROR)~

By ScientificaOpticae

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Described in the 1921 Keuffel and Esser catalogue as an “angle mirror”, this diminutive instrument is actually a fine focussing/vernier controlled miniature sextant. Arc circle runs out to 100 degrees (90 useable), vernier operates by worm and screw measuring to 1 arc minute, twin mirrors (90% silvering), arc circle and frame are 3 inches in length, hexagonal ebony handle with loop for chain or neck string. Tension on the mirrors is acheived by the spring on the back. Composed Read More...

04 Oct

Camman Stethscope by Shepard & Dudley, NY

By M and R Gordon

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While identical to Camman stethoscopes used during the American Civil War , this example was made after 1870. Shepard & Dudley did not begin making medical and surgical instruments until they bought out William F. Ford’s surgical instrument company in 1870. One side of the of the flair on the chest piece has been professionally restored. It is barely visible from the exterior. I have Photshopped the image to make the repair very evident–see images. Read More...

27 Sep

Ohio Amputation Set, 2nd-Half of 19th Century

By M and R Gordon

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Ohio Amputation Set with checkered ebony handles by Autenrieth working in Cincinnati, second-half of the 19th century.. All but two instrument are signed by Autenrieth. The set contains a tenon saw, a finger saw, a Caitlin knife, a Liston knife, a tenaculum and a curved probe. The last two instruments are replacements. Original case retains hook and eye closures. Read More...

26 Sep

Anesthesia: 1950s Oxygen Regulator

By M and R Gordon

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Anesthesia: 1950s National Cylinder Gas Company Oxygen Regulator. Lacking an oxygen tank and the necessary expertise we have no idea it is working but it appears to be in VG condition. In any case, it is being sold for display only. Read More...

26 Sep

C1920s Patterson Circular Foreign-Body Fluoroscope

By M and R Gordon

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A scarce example of a C1920s Patterson Circular Foreign-Body Fluoroscope. It is complete and in nice condition,noting that one of the supports for the glass has separated (the glass remains securely in the frame) and that the exterior of the case shows evidence of use–see images. Length of instrument assembled, as shown in second image: 15″ or 37.5cm The Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity’s [ their example is incomplete] site notes: ” This circular hand-held fluoroscope was manufactured by the Read More...