Author Archives: mohc
Trephines
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1934.13.1 a-c Object Name: Trephines Maker: Unknown Date Made: Circa 1847 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Surgical Instruments; Neurosurgery — instrumentation; Trephining — trephine ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Trephining or trepanation is a procedure where a hole is cut through … Continue reading
X-ray tube
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1969.500.1 a-d Object Name: X-ray tube Manufacturer: MacAlaster Wiggin Co. Date Made: Circa 1920 Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Diagnostic Imaging; Radiography — instrumentation ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Unlike most scientific discoveries, X-ray … Continue reading
Fox’s glass leech cupping set
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1950.4.1 a-f Object Name: Fox’s glass leech cupping set Maker: W.B. Hilliard & Sons Date Made: Circa 1850 Country of Origin: Scotland MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Bloodletting — instrumentation; Cupping — set ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION The practice of … Continue reading
Herbal tonic: Fountain of Health
ACCESSION NUMBER: 996001286 a-b Object Name: Great Herbal Tonic Fountain of Health bottle and box Manufacturer: Wm Churchill & Co. Date Made: 1880 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Drugs, Non-Prescription; Drugs — patent, proprietary, over-the-counter — vitamins, health restorers, protectors; … Continue reading
Asthmador Cigarettes
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1999.3.59 Object Name: R. Schiffmann’s Asthmador Cigarettes Maker: Maker: R. Schiffmann Co. Date Made: 1920-1930 Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Drugs, Non-Prescription ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION We’re used to taking drugs by mouth … Continue reading
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
ACCESSION NUMBER: 996001754 Object Name: Trade card Manufacturer: Anglo-American Drug Company Date Made: Circa 1885 Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Drugs, Non-Prescription — advertisements; Teething — drug therapy — advertisements; Drugs — patent, proprietary, over-the-counter … Continue reading
The Young Husband, or Duties of Man in the Marriage Relation by William A. Alcott
ACCESSION NUMBER: 000013001 a-b Object Name: Book Publisher: Charles D. Strong Date Made: 1851 (Twentieth edition) Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Marriage — manuals ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Advice manuals as a distinct form of … Continue reading
Female Urinal
ACCESSION NUMBER: 997037176 Object Name: Female Urinal Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: Circa 1937 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Toilet Facilities; Nursing Care — instrumentation; Home Nursing — bedpan ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Found in homes and hospitals, bedpans and urinals are practical … Continue reading
Pocket sputum flask
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1969.253.1 Object Name: Pocket sputum flask Manufacturer: Attributed to Abt. Warmbrunn, Quiltz & Co. Date Made: Circa 1910 Country of Origin: Germany MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Home Nursing; Hospitalization ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Throughout the 1800s, tuberculosis (also called … Continue reading
Scultetus binder
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1979.21.66 a Object Name: Scultetus binder Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: 20th century Country of Origin: Canada MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Clothing; Postpartum Period; Midwifery; Bandages ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Used by a new mother after the birth of a … Continue reading
