A battery devised to generate both galvanic and faradic current from six dry cells housed within a wooden case with a damaged leather strap handle. Upon opening the case, the main panel consists of a large oscillator coil mounted on a top plate, with ...
In a suitcase-styled box, lined with velvet, is a violet ray stimulator. Inside the lid, with a ribbon identifying the device brand as "OFRA", are several types of glass electrodes ranging from facial use to genital use. In the base of the kit, along ...
Evans and Wormull Friedenwald, Jonas Stein (1897-1955) George Tiemann and Company Streeter, Edward Clark (1874-1947)
Published / Created:
ca. 1850-1900
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 096
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Surgical Instruments Set
Description:
A wooden box, with fitted trays lined with a dark red velvet. Inside the lid is the emblem for the George Tiemann and Company—that said, several of the instruments inside are manufactured by the Evans Wormull Company. Among the instruments contained w...
A surgical/amputation set—housed in a leather-covered wood case, with fitted, covered trays that hold the instruments. Among those are several saws (bow, chain, Hey’s, and metacarpal), several pairs of bone forceps, a trephine and brush, a Buck’s dril...
A. Lüer Gemric George Tiemann and Company Leach and Green
Published / Created:
19th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 022
Image Count:
3
Alternative Title:
Surgical Instruments Set
Description:
A wooden box with brass fixtures and lined with velvet. Inside the box can be found several surgical instruments, including both a capital and a Hey’s saw, probes, scalpels, a spiral tourniquet, a post mortem hammer, bone forceps, and a tongue tie.
A mahogany case, lined with a dark red velvet, and containing amputation and trepanning instruments, of which include forceps, gouges, several saws (Hey's, capital, and chain), a trephine and trephine brush, scalpels, a spiral tourniquet, knives, and ...
George Tiemann and Company Sunderland, Mrs. William (1964) Wade and Ford
Published / Created:
ca. mid-late 19th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 096
Image Count:
7
Alternative Title:
Surgical Instruments Set
Description:
A wooden box with brass fixtures and lined with velvet. Inside the box can be found several surgical instruments, including a pair of bone forceps, a trephine handle and bits, a capital saw, a chain saw, a Hey’s saw, scalpels, osteotomes, probes, meta...
W. A. Baum Company, Incorporated William Anthony Baum, MD
Published / Created:
ca. early-mid 20th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 041
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Sphygmomanometer
Description:
A wooden box with a measuring device inside. According to a label attached to the outside of the box, this is a Baum monometer—of which the accompanying rubber tubing is non-functioning.
W. A. Baum Company, Incorporated William Anthony Baum, MD
Published / Created:
ca. early-mid 20th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 041
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Sphygmomanometer
Description:
A Baumanometer-brand Desk Model sphygmomanometer—housed in a wooden box and with many of the needed pieces included. A metal plate at the bottom of the case provides a chart of ages and average systolic, diastolic, and pulse readings. Further stated, ...
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870) George Tiemann and Company Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 094
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Gunning Bedford (1806-1870) an American physician, devised a forceps with blades that were lighter and thinner than the blades in previous forceps. The handles included finger rings which gave the operato...
Subject (Name):
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870), Bernard Kosto, M.D., and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870) George Tiemann and Company Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Published / Created:
19th century
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 094
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Forceps
Description:
A pair of metal forceps with wooden handles. Gunning Bedford (1806-1870), an American physician, devised a forceps with blades that were lighter and thinner than the blades in previous forceps. The handles included finger rings which gave the operat...
Subject (Name):
Bedford, Gunning (1806-1870), Bernard Kosto, M.D., and Yale University. School of Medicine.
This is an instrument for removing a fetus. Hippolyte Blot of Paris designed this perforator for obstructed labor. The points of the blade are like diamond shaped spears. The spring-loaded handle of these perforators facilitates one handed use. Af...
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D., Blot, Hippolyte, and Yale University. School of Medicine.
An obstetric crochet—this instrument has a single angled hook on the end, which when placed around the neck of the fetus and twisted, succeeded in severing the head. These types of instruments were used when the fetus was already dead and the mother'...
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
George Tiemann and Company Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 049
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Obstetric crochet
Description:
This instrument has a single angled hook on the end, which when placed around the neck of the fetus and twisted, succeeded in severing the head. These types of instruments were used when the fetus was already dead and the mother's condition was criti...
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
This instrument has a straight handle with a single angled hook on the end, which when placed around the neck of the fetus and twisted, succeeded in severing the head. These types of instruments were used when the fetus was already dead and the mothe...
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
George Tiemann and Company Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 088
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Obstetric crochet
Description:
This instrument hasa wooden handle with a single angled hook on the end, which when placed around the neck of the fetus and twisted, succeeded in severing the head. These types of instruments were used when the fetus was already dead and the mother's...
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
George Tiemann and Company Thoms, Herbert (1885-1972)
Collection Title:
Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:
Box 049
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Obstetric crochet
Description:
This instrument has a single angled hook on the end, which when placed around the neck of the fetus and twisted, succeeded in severing the head. These types of instruments were used when the fetus was already dead and the mother's condition was criti...
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
