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Creator:: Simpson of London
Published / Created:: ca. mid 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 046
Image Count:: 8
Description:: A hand-stitched, folding leather wallet containing several dissection tools including forceps, lancets, knives, a probe, and a spatula.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Surgical dissecting wallet

Creator:: J. H. Gemrig
Published / Created:: ca. early 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 010
Image Count:: 5
Description:: A leather wallet, lined with a blue fabric, containing seven different instruments, including a pair of angled forceps, an exploring director (manufactured by Hermann); a pair of slide-catch forceps and two small scalpels with wooden handles (manufactured by Tiemann); a pair of spring-levered forceps (manufactured by Caswell, Hazard, and Company), a double-bladed pocket instrument (manufactured by Codman and Shurtleff). Additionally, a carboard bobbin of Chinese silk (produced by Tsatlee) and a small, additional leather wallet accompany the piece.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Dissecting Kit

Published / Created:: 19th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 031
Image Count:: 2
Description:: Five Chinese surgical instruments in a small wooden box lined with paper. Included are a 12.5 cm. pair of scissors, a pair of curved forceps, and three chisel/blade-type tools of varying sizes.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Chinese Medicine and Surgical Instruments
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Chinese Surgical Instruments

Creator:: McIntire, Magee and Brown Company
Pratt, N. J. (Bridgeport, CT)
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 007
Image Count:: 2
Description:: A small, wooden box with a sliding cover—of which reads "McIntire, Magee and Brown Co., 723 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA." Inside is a single 5 cm diameter biconcave lens with two notches along the side. A small circular label on the lens has the number "13" written on it.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Optics
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Optical Lens

Creator:: Master Electric Company
Published / Created:: 1900-1920
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 060
Image Count:: 1
Description:: A basic violet ray generator with a flat bulb head applicator. An instruction manual was included.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Violet ray generator

Creator:: Harvey, Samuel Clark (1886-1953)
The American Vibrator Company
Published / Created:: ca. early 20th century
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 028
Image Count:: 2
Description:: The Tonjes Aero-Vibrant was a home vibration device that used either compressed air or liquid carbonic acid gas to power the device which would have been delivered to the user's residence—particularly useful if the residence had no electricity (see page 35 in Snow's "Mechanical Vibration and Its Therapeutic Application"). Featured here is a wooden box containing several metal attachments, some with rubber-covered ends.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > The Tonjes Aero-Vibrant

Creator:: Cooper, William (West Haven, CT)
MacNicholl, T. Alexander, MD (Meriden, CT)
Published / Created:: ca. 1896
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 180
Image Count:: 2
Description:: An electric massager housed in a leather-covered suitcase with velvet-lined compartments within. Included are a number of rubber attachments, an oil dropper, and the cables in which to power the device.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Premier vibrator

Creator:: Cooper, William (West Haven, CT)
MacNicholl, T. Alexander, MD (Meriden, CT)
P. G. Williams
Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 025
Image Count:: 1
Description:: A wooden case containing a battery operated vibrating device with attachments, intended for medicinal and therapeutic use.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Williams Dial Battery

Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 016
Image Count:: 2
Description:: A wooden box containing a battery operated vibrating device, intended for medicinal and therapeutic use. Beneath the top lid are instructions for use.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Dial Battery

Collection Title:: Medical Instrument Collection
Container / Volume:: Box 026
Image Count:: 2
Description:: 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 with additional electrodes, including a hairbrush-style electrode as well as a rubberized bulb to use with the nasal electrode. The current for the device can be adjusted by a turn dial, allowing the user to vary between 110 and 250 volts.
Subject (Name):: Bernard Kosto, M.D.
Subject (Topic):: Alternative Medicines and Electrotherapy
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > "OFRA" Violet Ray