Dr Nelson's Inhaler

Pilgrim Badge

Surgeon's Glasses

Glaseptic Nebuliser

1940s Glaseptic Nebuliser in Labelled Cardboard Box made by Parke Davis & Co. London.

Cardboard box containing clear glass body with disc stand, similar to a small perfume spray, with a fine rubber hose from a balloon pump. Wooden closure with cork plug is broken in two. Paper document in box.

Used to 'Nebulise' or make into a mist. Used as an inhalant for complaints including sore throats, colds etc.

Donated By: Mr George Jarvis

(1990:080)

Veedee Massager

Veedee Vibratory Massager made by Garrett, 96 Southwark Street SE1, 1907.

Looks a bit like a whisk with a crushed ball end attachment. Brown cork-like handle out to side. Has two additional attachments and accompanying instruction pages.

Winding the crank handle causes an off-centre wheel to rotate and this in turn causes a vibration. Has two additional metal wheel attachments, one all metal, one part hard rubber. Has stored documents concerning manufacturer instructions for use and information.

Donated By: Mr and Mrs Ingrey

(1990:081)

Stomach Pump

Krohne & Sesemann's Stomach and Enema Syringe in Velvet Lined Wooden Case, made by Krohne & Sesemanns, 8 .Duke Street, Manchester Square, London, 1790s.

Bright metal tube body in velvet lined box with two red cloth covered hoses and two ivory fittings.

The long tube for stomach pump is missing. Cruikshank's Prints illustrated this. The stomach pump was patented by John Read (1760-1847) . He also gave his name to a brass enema syringe.

(1990:117)

Vaporisation Kettle

Medical Copper Steam Kettle with large ovate body and crooked spout and lifting lid.

One of original fittings of refurbishment of Operating Theatre 1962. Used to provide vapour to ease breathing difficulties. Used for children with croup, bronchitis in adults and other chest infections to assist expectoration (coughing up of sputum).

(1990:146)

Dr Nelson's Inhaler

'Dr Nelson's Improved Inhaler' made by Maw and Son, Aldersgate Street, London, c. 1850.

White glazed ceramic bottle with wide hollow spout extending from dome shaped body. Has a blue printed fake marble vein decoration with shield label printed on opposite side to spout. No 'closure' fitting.

Medicinal balms, such as friar's balsam, or oil ,such as eucalyptus, were added to warm water and this would be placed inside the inhaler. The inhaler had an additional cork closure to the neck with a tube running through the middle.

Donated By: Rev David Hutt

(1990:150)

Conversation Tube

Black Conversation Tube/Listening Trumpet made by Eschmann, England.

Black plastic ear insert and trumpet joined by long black woven tube in card box.

Donated By: Monica Britton Medical History Collection

(2005:064MB)

Pilgrim Badge

Pilgrim Badge (Replica) Copy made by Peter Shorer, 1980s reproduction of a 12th Century object.

Reproduction of Medieval Pilgrim Badge showing St Thomas Becket. The original was cast in lead and made between 1162-70 found in London and is held by the Museum of London.

(1992:006)

Spectacles

Surgeon's spectacles, British, c. 1950-60. A pair of half moon wire framed spectacles with very deep rod like lenses, in a blue, fake sharkskin, case .

Nose shield is a coral pink colour, possibly plastic. Silver-coloured metal wire frame. Small mark on the outside of the case reads: "British" plus "W" in a triangle beneath it. Professor Harold Ellis said of these "very usual and valuable for close work".

Loaned By: Penfold Collection, Colchester

(1999:006P)

Douche

White painted enamel container with black rim. Strangely shaped handle (hole in order to hang up?) and attachment for rubber tube with vulcanite nozzle attached to other end

Donated By: Monica Britton Medical History Collection

(2005:053MB)

Blood Circulator

Macaura's Blood Circulator

Donated By: Ms.Dora Hammond,

1998:014

Octagonal Red Seal

Saint Saviour's District Board of Work seal. Octagonal red seal made of wax in green cardboard box with 4 corners, no lid.

(1998:017)

Physician's Stick

60 centimetre stick of black leather discs (looks like it is bound in leather) with brown vulcanite knob, metal tip.

(1998:029)

Hearing Aid

Victorian Conversation Tube made by Eschann, England, 1870.

All black hearing aid made from two black plastic/vulcanite parts, a cup and a stick, connected by a long silk covered tube.

The cup is held to sound source, the stick placed in ear. Larger, longer tube and larger cup versions were sometimes used within public places in the 19th century, eg in churches allowing (sometimes known or local) deaf people access to sound. When not in use, units were stored coiled, hooked on the wall etc.

Loaned By: loan Penfold Collection

(1999:028P)

Brass Lens

Brass-rimmed heavy lens with three screws on the sides and an adjustable shutter set on a long neck on a sliding clamp on the base. Likely for ophthalmic use.

Loaned By: Penfold Collection

(1999:029P)

Two Nozzles

Two Black Vulcanite Irrigation Nozzles. Straight nozzle with rounded-rim opening and narrow, rounded nozzle at the other end.

Prof Harold Ellis: "This is a douche fitting, vaginal, rectal and sometimes used as old fahioned contraceptive device" (wash/pessary type)

Loaned By: Penfold Collection.

(1999:034P(a,b))

Foot Model

Anatomical Teaching Model of the Foot. Life-size plaster model/cast of a left foot. Bone names labelled in pen (felt tip).

Bones labelled: Tibia, Fibula, Cuneiforms, Metatarsals, Phalanges, Moid, Internal Cuneiform, Scaphoid, Astragalus, Oscaleis.

(2003:024)

Glass Eye

Prosthetic Glass Eye. Small dome of milk glass with imitation of a pale blue iris. There are tiny red veins within the white of the eye.

(2003:019)

Turquoise

Small Lump of Turquoise. Uneven shaped pale blue stone with darker marks.

(2001:033(d))

Dragon's Blood

Large Ball of Dragon's Blood Resin and a Packet of Dragon's Blood Powder (50 grammes). There is an impressed letter 'A' touched by a hand in gold in a circle as a Maker's Mark on the ball.

Dragon's Blood is the sap resin of the fruit of the Daemomorops Draco or Dracaepia termialisi palm. Contains 70.7% draconin red resin and 50-70% Benzoic acids (Ref:.0Martindale E.Pharm. 1962). Dragon's Blood was believed to have cured cases of severe syphilis and was revered as a general blood tonic. Tinctures, sticking plasters, Elastoplast etc. were traditionally coloured with Dragon's Blood.

(2001:015(a,b))

Coin

Georgian Penny, 1799.

(2001:021)

Lapis Lazuli

Two Pieces of Lapis Lazuli Stone. a) A small smooth spherical ball/bead of veined blue stone. b) A small lumpy piece of blue stone

The ground Lapis Lazuli stone was an important ancient Egyptian medicinal ingredient. Powdered lapis is very expensive and provided an important blue pigment also highly valued by artists.

(2001:034(d,e) )

Coin

Georgian Penny, 1807. Bronze coin shows an older George III. Looks very classic, almost Roman in attire

(2001:035)

Anatomical Plaque (Head)

Anatomical Plaque - Cross Section of Head and Top of Vertibrae by Adam Rouilly Adam Rouilly & Co. Referred to as c. 1905, but likely to be earlier (c. 1890).

Raised plaster plaque, approx 1.5cm thick, with handwritten letters and numbers denoting different areas of head (bone, muscle) screwed to black rectangular wooden plaque.

Adam Rouilly & Co still make anatomical models and are a large, well-known supplier to the medical profession.

Donated By: Dr Susan Lucas and Dr James Hardiman

(2001:041)

Glass slides

Box of unused glass slides

Donated By: Penfold collection

(1999:058P)

Forceps

Iron pliers with an extra side handle on one of the grips. Blades are flat and do not meet at active end. Space before end of instrument is like a heart/ace shape. Flower pattern of lines and dots over the hinge.

Forceps do not open as small lock piece has fixed at the end of the handle. Possibly are sugar cutting scissors (for sugar loaf). Forceps look ethnic and could possibly have been an object of old or local interest (over purely medical) to Dr Harrison as souvenir etc.

Donated By: Caroline Woodley & Diana Dyke

(2002:026H)

Glass fitting

Glass fitting, bell shaped, 20th century. Hollow bell-shaped glass fitting. Black ring at neck poss. rubber.

Probably would connect to a tube at narrow end.

Donated By: Caroline Woodley & Diana Dyke

(2002:030H)

Eye Glass & Patch

a) Clear water white glass eye bath with fancy stem, with sides & lip pulled outward. b) Black fabric triangular eye patch on elastic. C. 1885.

Patch was inside a South African bank envelope, so likely belonged to Dr.Harrison

Donated By: Caroline Woodley & Mrs Diana Dyke, (great grand-daughters Dr. Harrison)

(2002:062H(a,b) )

Spectrometer Cups

Three Glass Spectrometer Cups

Loaned By: Penfold Collection

(1999:138P)

Atomizer

The "New Era" Nose & Throat Atomizer in Cardboard Box, made by S. Maw Son & Sons Ltd. Barnet, Herts, early 20th century.

(a) Fine water white glass bottle with bulbous tube on a firm base with green rubber tube and ball. (b) Fine glass pipe with cork in end with hole central in case. (c) Metal disc with black rubber edge.

Donated By: Caroline Woodley & Diana Dyke

(2002:068H(a,b,c) )

Ear Trumpet

Victorian brass 'London Dome' ear trumpet. Rounded brass cup/bell with extending curled tube, bell is trimmed with braid, 19th century.

Conventional double cone horn. End of tube would be placed in the ear to magnify sound.

(2002:151)

Douche

Boxed "Whirling Spray" Douche, c. 1910. Label has 'Foreign' (manufacturer mark) on lower right edge.

Blue cardboard box with black print image on label. Contains orange rubber rod and bulb device with separate collar section.

This object was "found under the floorboards of a terraced house in Clapham" by Mrs G.Bromley. It may have been hidden due to the highly personal nature and use of such an item, as these were often used for contraceptive purposes (see vaginal syringe - Kwolle ref)

Donated By: Mrs G Bromley

(2003:016)

Pilgrim Badge

Reproduction Pilgrim Badge Featuring St Thomas A Beckett Copy made by Peter Shorer. 1980s Reproduction of a 12th Century object.

Pilgrim badge featuring a central figure of St Thomas A Beckett with a decorative border of diamond and ring shapes.

The original was found in the Thames at Dowgate and can be seen in the Museum of London, with the original of its companion reproduction badge, 1992:006

(1992:016)