Author Archives: mohc
Midwifery washbasin
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1927.1.1 Object Name: Midwifery washbasin Manufacturer: Anton Fischer Earthenware (Neumark) Date Made: 1833-1870 Country of Origin: Bohemia MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Antisepsis; Obstetrics; Midwifery ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION This tin-glazed earthenware basin marks the beginning … Continue reading
Scarificator
ACCESSION NUMBER: 996010001 Object Name: Scarificator Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: Late 19th century MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Bloodletting — instrumentation; Bloodletting — scarificator ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION By the 19th century, the scarificator was an essential tool in the practice of … Continue reading
Respirator (iron lung)
ACCESSION NUMBER: 997019003 a-k Object Name: Respirator Maker: Hospital for Sick Children Date Made: 1937 Country of Origin: Canada MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Respiration, Artificial; Ventilators, Mechanical; Poliomyelitis, Bulbar ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION For the first half of the 20th century, … Continue reading
Model: Foetal infant with placenta
ACCESSION NUMBER: 996003121 Object Name: Obstetrical foetal teaching model Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: Between 1919-1946 Country of Origin: England MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Infant, Newborn — models; Placenta — models; Obstetrics — models; Models, Anatomic; Teaching Materials — models ARTEFACT … Continue reading
Model, Infant vaccination
ACCESSION NUMBER: 997002031 Object Name: Wax model Maker: Joseph Towne Date Made: Circa 1950 Country of Origin: England MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Vaccination — models; Pediatrics — models; Models, Anatomic; Teaching Materials — models ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Wax models (moulages) … Continue reading
Fox’s toothkey
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1934.8.8 a-c Object Name: Fox’s toothkey Manufacturer: W & H Hutchinson Date Made: 1830-1870 Country of Origin: England MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Dental Instruments; Dentistry, Operative — instrumentation; Tooth Extraction — turnkey ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Before antibiotics and … Continue reading
Amputation saw
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1997.2.11 Object Name: Amputation saw Manufacturer: W & H Huchinson Date Made: 1840-1879 Country of Origin: England MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Surgical Instruments; Amputation — instrumentation ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Until recent times, amputation was a surgeon’s only treatment … Continue reading
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) machine
ACCESSION NUMBER: 000003376 a-n Object Name: Electroshock therapy machine Manufacturer: Lektra Laboratories Inc. Date Made: Circa 1960 Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Electroconvulsive Therapy; Psychiatry — instrumentation ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also … Continue reading
Nipple shields
ACCESSION NUMBER: 997037172 a-b Object Name: Nipple shields Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: Circa 1920 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Breast Feeding; Breast Feeding — nipple shield ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Nipple shields are worn over a mother’s nipple during breastfeeding. They have … Continue reading
Electrostatic Generator
ACCESSION NUMBER: 006030001 Object Name: Electrostatic generator / X-ray machine Manufacturer: Waite & Bartlett Mfg. Co. Date Made: Circa 1910 Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Radiography — instrumentation; X-Ray Therapy — instrumentation; Electrostatics … Continue reading
