The Science and Art of Medicine

Bone and metal percussor and ivory and metal pleximeter, cased.

• percussor and pleximeter, 19th century.

Part of von Basch sphygmomanometer, owned by T.L. Brunton

• Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure apparatus), late 19th century.

Marey sphygmograph, with Foster's and Anstie's modifications, in case, by Breguet, Paris

• Marey sphygmograph, 1866-1900.

Russell type urine test case, containing: one urinometer and hydrometer, two bottles, two books of litmus paper, two spirit lamps and one test tube. Manufactured by Allen and Hanbury, London

• Russell urine test case, with a urinometer, c.1900.

Ureameter set manufactured by Parke, Davis and Co, Detroit, America. It contains: one phial, two rubber bungs, one urine tube; one connecting tube, one rubber teat, a piece of chamois leather, and a glass jar. The apparatus is for the quantative esti

• Ureameter set, c 1900.

Respirometer, manufactured by Walker Lecuyer, Paris. This is of a similar design to Hutchinson�s. The subject breathed into the inner gasholder via a tube connected to the inlet pipe at the base. The gasholder is balanced over water by the counter we

• Spirometer, 1876-1900.

Quain's stethometer in case, by Delolme and supplied by Coxeter, London. Sir Richard Quain (1816-1898) devised the stethometer to measure the difference in mobility of each side of the chest, as an aid to diagnosis.

• Quain's stethometer, late 19th century.

This instrument has a spring mechanism for the blades and is gold-plated with an ivory handle. It was manufactured by Collin of Paris, France and is from the Charrierre, Colin and Gentile collection. Brissez invented this type of intra-uterine specul

• Brissez's bi-valve intra-uterine speculum, French, 1841-1900.

Skin testing set for allergies, in case, made by Duncan Flockhart and Co., British.

• Skin testing set for allergies, 1871-1930.

Cerebro-spinal manometer, Guys, with case, English

• Guy's cerebrospinal manometer, 1860-1950.