Information Links.
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Surgical Instrument Makers.
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History of Anaesthesia Timeline.
A History of Anaesthesia Society timeline
(Click Here) laying out important dates in the history of anaesthetics. (Courtesy of the History of Anaesthesia Society)
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Links to Medical Collectibles and Dealers Websites.
Medical
and Surgical Instrument Collections and Dealers.
Medical Museum History Australia. An excellent reference for medical instruments, there is a lot of information and can take a time to navigate. http://www.jnmhugateways.unimelb.edu.au/mhm/ummh.htm Museum of Historical Medical Artefacts. Online collections of well over a thousand photos of objects representing a wide range of medical practice from Dr Blaufox's private collection. http://www.mohma.org La Specola Museum. Collection in Florence, Italy of fine wax anatomic and pathological models. http://www.msn.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-98.html The Dittrick Medical History Center. Also houses some of Dr Blaufox’s collection. http://www.case.edu/artsci/dittrick/museum The Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. An excellent resource for the history of medicine. www.muttermuseum.org Museums of the Health & Medicine. A useful guide and list to the many medical museums in London. http://medicalmuseums.org The Museum of the History of Science. Fine collection of medical and scientific instruments. http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/about/virtual-tour The Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. A collection from one of the founders of modern surgery. www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums Antique Scientifica. Alex Peck a major antique dealer has one of the most informative sites. http://antiquescientifica.com/index.htm Ed Welch Antiques. Ed Welch has been a medical antique dealer for years and has a wide ranging inventory. http://www.vintagemedical.com O'Brien Healthworks. This is a collection of 19 and 20th century devices for measuring BP. http://www.bloodpressurehistory.com Curious Science. David Burns is a major medical antique dealer and is based in the UK. http://www.curiousscience.com Auzoux Anatomical Models. Fine anatomical models from the 19th & 20th Centuries. http://www.musee-anatomie.fr/indexUS.htm Gilali Collectibles. This site has medical and dental instruments but also other scientific items http://www.gilai.com/topcat_1/Medical-Antiques ProAntic, an online site. http://www.proantic.com/instruments-scientifiques.php The Griffin Collection. American Ed Welch’s large collection of medical antiques. http://thegriffincollection.com/index.html Vintage Medical Antiques. Ed Welch has a fairly broad collection of medical antiques for sale. http://www.vintagemedical.com Librairie Alain Brieux. A Paris based site with medical and scientific items. (in French) http://www.alainbrieux.com A site dedicated to stethoscopes by Eric Rackow. Stethoscope history and items for sale. http://www.antiquemed.com/tableofcon.htm Mark Sanders informative and detailed website, it is a comprehensive website dedicated to the history and early treatment relating to asthma and respiratory conditions. http://www.inhalatorium.com Medical Antiques. Dr. Doug Arbittier's site showing his collection and providing information for collectors. He specialises in cased sets. http://www.medicalantiques.com The Gemmary. Medical antiques for sale. http://www.gemmary.com Tom Yarborough's collection of instruments. A great reference on the subject of bleeding and lancets. http://www.alllancets.com Accoucheur's Antiques. The Gapultos collection, a reference source for obstetric instruments. http://www.fcgapultoscollection.com/dobfor.html Phisick Antiques. Dr. Slater's collection of medical items, included are resource pages as well as advice on collecting. An excellent site. http://www.phisick.com Collect Medical Antiques. A very useful site dedicated to collecting Medical Antiques http://collectmedicalantiques.com Van Leest Antiques. Medical antiques for sale from Utrecht. http://www.vanleestantiques.com/cat.php Dr. Michael Echols has a large collection on the history of Civil War. An excellent resource. http://www.braceface.com Eye and Optical Collectibles. Site related to the eye by Dr Gary Edwards in Hawaii. http://www.eyeantiques.com |
Links to Museums and Institutions.
Pharmacy Related.
Site for the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. A site that provides current and historical information relating to Pharmacy. http://www.rpharms.com/learning-resources/information-sheets.asp Nursing. Florence Nightingale Museum in London. Relating to the lady with the lamp and other nursing related history. http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk Nursing History. An American site for those interested in the history of nursing. Provides links to other museums and collections as well. http://www.lpntornbridge.org/nursing-history Schools of Nursing. Information on Schools of Nursing in the UK hhttp://www.schoolsofnursing.co.uk/index.html Dental. Museum of Antique Dental Instruments. The private collection of Dr. Gregory Ribitzky in Israel. http://www.dmd.co.il/antiques/big.html History of Medicine Research Sites.
Dream Anatomy at The National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/da_gallery.html Articles and photos from the National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/index.html The Clendening History of Medicine. A useful site of images relating to the history of medicine. http://clendening.kumc.edu Wellcome Library provides an excellent research resource & online image collection. http://library.wellcome.ac.uk or http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/node301.html History of Health Studies Website. This provides loads of links to related sites and could be the only bookmark you’ll ever need. http://www.mla-hhss.org/histlink.htm John Hay Whitney Yale Medical Library. http://library.medicine.yale.edu International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. A good reference for the history of surgery. https://www.imss.org The National Museum of Civil War Medicine. An American site dedicated to the Civil War. http://www.civilwarmed.org Norman Publishing Company. A source and site relating to the purchase of antique medical books. http://www.historyofscience.com
Quack Medicine and Oddities.
Electrical Quackery, site contains information on the history of electrical quack medicine. www.electrotherapymuseum.com The Collectors Weekly. A collection of Medical and Pharmacy related collectibles from bottles to scales even includes a bed pan collection! http://www.collectorsweekly.com (US site for collectors of anything & everything) Museum of Quackery. Bob McCoy site with information on quack devices. www.museumofquackery.com The Spark Museum of Electrical Invention. Site is directed by John Jenkins. www.sparkmuseum.org Madame Talbot's Victorian Lowbrow. Eclectic site of unusual and strange curiosities of all types. http://www.madametalbot.com American Artefacts. www.americanartifacts.com The Nautilus. Alessandro Molinengo has a wonderful variety of medical & dental antiques, based in Turin, Italy. http://www.thenautilus.it The Radio-Guy. Steve Erenberg has a number of medical items for sale including anatomic models, dental, and quackery devices. http://www.radio-guy.net Quackwatch. A guide to health fraud and quackery. www.quackwatch.com Obscura Antiques. A NY City based Antique Shop offering the obscure. http://obscuraantiques.com |