The Science and Art of Medicine

Mechanical leech, in case

• Mechanical leech in a case, c. 1850.

Hypodermic syringe. Designed by Coxeter and Son, London

• Hypodermic syringe, c. 1860.

Hypodermic syringe, with spare needle, in case

• Hypodermic syringe with a spare needle and metal case, late 19th century.

Cupping set, incomplete, comprises one scarificator, three cupping glasses, one bottle, one canister, one kettle(?), used by Edward Jenner, late 18th century, in mahogany case. This is ordinary equipment all surgeons would have owned. The English doc

• Cupping set used by Edward Jenner, c 1800.

These items are also referred to as Sea-Tangle tents and are a genus of seaweed. Each �tent� is a cylinder about 5-10 cm long made from the dried stalk of the marine plant Laminaria digitata. They are inserted into the cervical canal when they are dr

• Box of laminaria tents, 1871-1900.

Laryngeal syringe, Tobold type, steel and glass, by Down Bros. of London

• Tobold's laryngeal syringe, early 20th century.

Throat brush, possibly MacKenzie, ebony, possibly aluminium, probably British

• Laryngeal instruments, late 19th-early 20th century.

Brass enema syringe, piston-action, driven by "lazy-tongs" mechanism, possibly Portuguese

• Brass enema syringe, possibly Portugese, 18th century.

Ivory piston-action syringe, possibly early 18th century, Europe

• Ivory piston-action syringe, European, possibly early 18th century.

Haldane's oxygen apparatus for four people

• J. S. Haldane's oxygen tent for four people, early 20th century.