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Battery Box - 2011.0097
Diagnostic lamp battery case wooden case with snap lock designed to hold 4 or more batteries for cystoscope power regulator on left side, also connector sockets Wooden case in good condition, no batteries
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Battery Box - 2012.0055
Green wooden ACMI safety battery box 25 x 13.5 x 23cm. Hanging hook, voltmeter, control light, rheostat, and 3 dry cell batteries in place.
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Battery Box - 2012.0056
Green wooden ACMI safety battery box 25 x 13.5 x 23cm. Hanging hook, voltmeter, control light, rheostat, and 3 dry cell batteries in place.
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Beaker, Graduated - 2008.0110
graduated beaker numbers etched into glass (hard to read) In Museum on Charles St.
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Beaker, Graduated - 2008.0111
graduated beaker numbers etched into glass (hard to read) In Museum on Charles St.
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Bedpan - 2007.0007
A porcelain bedpan which would have been used late in the 19th into the 20th century. Very old utensils, before the late nineteenth century, were made of metals such as pewter, brass and some urinals were made of glass. Porcelain, china, and even pottery were used in the late nineteenth century. At some time in the early 20th century, utensils (bedpans, urinals basins and others) were made of enamel and then stainless steel. The switch to plastic...
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Ben Wa Balls - 2006.0001
Ben Wa balls are said to originate in Japan where they were called Rin No Tama ('tinkling bells') and were made either of metal or ivory. Originally they were a single ball placed in the vagina used to enhance the act of coitus, but shortly evolved into multiple metal covered balls linked by either a chain or silk string for easy removal. Usage of Ben Wa balls create a subtle stimulation, not meant to bring the user to immediate orgasm but rather...
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Bill-of-sale - 2008.0102
Original bill-of-sale from Wm. R. Warner, Wholesale Druggists in Philadelphia date April 1, 1848
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Biothesiometer - 2013.0027
Biothesiometer: instrument designed to measure simply and accurately the threshold of appreciation of vibration in human subjects.
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Bistoury - 2008.0009
Unplated steel instrument with spring-assisted handle that extends the cutting blade; marked Charriere Lithotome Cache
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Bistoury - 2011.0055
Bistoury or surgical knife In cardboard box with wooden blocks
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Bleeding Therapy - 2002.0087
Lancet or fleam springloaded brass instrument, steel blade Used for blood-letting
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Bleeding Therapy - 2002.0125
Basin for major medical therapy of bloodletting Oval tin bowl, scalloped edges and indentation for arm. Hanging hook on back probably later addition. Before the Civil War, medical knowledge adhered to the theory that inflammation and disease was caused by "bad blood", as evidenced by the red swollen inflamed areas. Physicians thought this was due to an overabundance of tainted blood that had to be eliminated, so they cut into the affected a...
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