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Emmett's uterine scissors
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8343
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Accession Number
- 1984.19.11
- Description
- Curved, angled scissors joined with a pin and pivot; left-hand curve.
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- Accession Number
- 1984.19.11
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- MeSH Heading
- MM= Cutting Tool -- scissors/shears
- Description
- Curved, angled scissors joined with a pin and pivot; left-hand curve.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. R. H. Wesley.
- Maker
- Gemrig
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Material
- metal: grey; brownish
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D8-8
- Dimension Notes
- Length 19.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Metal plating worn badly.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Part of a group of instruments belonging to the donor's great-grandfather, Dr. W. W. Ogden (1837-1917) and grandfather, Dr. S. M. Hay (?-1943).
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vaginal speculum
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact9626
- Dates
- 1955
- 1965
- circa 1955-1965
- Collection
- Dr. Burns Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Accession Number
- 995005081 a-c
- Description
- Vaginal speculum with two blades, of which one is adjustable both in height and angle, with two separate screw knobs; attached to the interior of the top blade is a tube; handles are attached to the two blades.
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- Accession Number
- 995005081 a-c
- Collection
- Dr. Burns Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- MeSH Heading
- MM= Dilatation -- speculum -- vaginal
- Description
- Vaginal speculum with two blades, of which one is adjustable both in height and angle, with two separate screw knobs; attached to the interior of the top blade is a tube; handles are attached to the two blades.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - top blade - Size: Length 11.8 cm x Width 11.1 cm x Depth 3.6 cm
- b - screw adjustor - Size: Depth 1.3 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm
- c - bottom blade and handle - Size - Length 14.6 cm x Width 14.4 cm x Depth 5.2 cm
- Provenance
- Owned and used by Dr. Burns of Napanee, Ont., a 1947 graduate of the Queen's University Medical Program; some items belonged to Dr. Stratton, who held the Napanee practice prior to Dr. Burns.
- Maker
- Penn Surgical Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1955
- 1965
- circa 1955-1965
- Material
- metal: silver; brown
- Inscriptions
- Engraved in the handle is "Penn USA // STAINLESS"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D8-2
- Condition Remarks
- No scratches; small amounts of tarnish
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Hospital & Physicians Equipment and Supplies," by J.F. Hartz Co., 1960, p. 345 (item# 1H-1440-1)
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Lippincott's Quick Reference Book for Nurses 8th Ed [textbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact12616
- Dates
- 1962
- circa 1962
- Collection
- Dr. Burns Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Nursing textbook
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- Nursing textbook
- Accession Number
- 995005123 a-b
- Description
- Hardbound textbook (a) for nurses dealing with therapeutics, drug preparations, administrations, and other topics; book wrapped in paper cover (b); paper cover contains illustrations of nurses with patients, babies, and nurses measuring drugs; 800 pages.
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- Accession Number
- 995005123 a-b
- Author
- Helen Young and Eleanor Lee
- Collection
- Dr. Burns Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Nursing textbook
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- Nursing textbook
- Description
- Hardbound textbook (a) for nurses dealing with therapeutics, drug preparations, administrations, and other topics; book wrapped in paper cover (b); paper cover contains illustrations of nurses with patients, babies, and nurses measuring drugs; 800 pages.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - book - Size: Length 16.9 cm x Width 11.1 cm x Depth 3.7 cm
- b - book cover - Size (unfolded): Length 40.7 cm x Width 17.0 cm
- Provenance
- Owned by Dr. Burns of Napanee, Ontario
- Maker
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1962
- circa 1962
- Date Remarks
- Printed in book, publication date
- Material
- paper: cream, red
- ink: black, yellow
- Inscriptions
- Stamped on the front cover: "Lippincott's // QUICK REFERENCE // BOOK for NURSES"; printed in book: "EIGHT EDITION"; handwritten on the first page: "[Illeg.] Burns"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Condition Remarks
- Shows minor wear along edges; pages are faded
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Website
- Reference Comments
- Donor
- "J. B. Lippincott," Stories, HarperCollins Publishers 200. https://200.hc.com/stories/j-b-lippincott/
- Research Facts
- A 1947 graduate of the Queen's University Medical Program; may have belonged to Dr. Stratton, who held the Napanee practice prior to Dr. Burns.
- Beginning in the early 1800s, J. B. Lippincott had great success as a bookseller in Philadelphia. After a fire in 1899, the company rebuilt and found success again, and in 1960 published Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," which went on to sell over 40 million copies.
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Hudson cranial brace
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact9224
- Dates
- 1950
- 1970
- circa 1950-1970
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Neurosurgery
- Accession Number
- 997034206
- Description
- The Hudson brace resembles a hand crank; the proximal end has a solid, flat, circular knob with rounded edges and is concave on underside; the central portion has three gripping grooves; the distal end is cylindrical with an open end; there are two flat notches parallel to each other on the open ed…
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- Accession Number
- 997034206
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Neurosurgery
- Description
- The Hudson brace resembles a hand crank; the proximal end has a solid, flat, circular knob with rounded edges and is concave on underside; the central portion has three gripping grooves; the distal end is cylindrical with an open end; there are two flat notches parallel to each other on the open edge of the end; into this opening a bur or perforator is inserted and held in place with a flat turn screw set into the side of the distal end.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room .
- Maker
- Pilling
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1950
- 1970
- circa 1950-1970
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "PILLING – PHILA" stamped into the metal; "NS" engraved on the proximal knob.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E2-1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 24.0 cm x Width 12.1 cm x Depth 4.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- No stains; parts move freely; the metal shows signs of wear and scratches; #2: no change.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Fine Surgical Instruments," by Weck, 1976, p. G-8 (similar to item 650105)
- Research Facts
- Used with a bur or perforator to drill holes in bone (maily the skull)
- Exhibit History
- On display at the Goethe Institut, Toronto, October 18, 2002-March 2003
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Davidson scapula retractor
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact11047
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Thoracic Surgery
- Accession Number
- 997034402
- Description
- An S-shaped, solid metal retractor; finger grips on handle; the blade is rectangular with logitudinal openings.
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- Accession Number
- 997034402
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Thoracic Surgery
- Description
- An S-shaped, solid metal retractor; finger grips on handle; the blade is rectangular with logitudinal openings.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
- Maker
- Pilling
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1940
- 1960
- circa 1940-1960
- Material
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- "PILLING - PHILA" stamped into metal; "OR" engraved in metal.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E2-12
- Dimension Notes
- Length 14.0 cm x Width 11.0 cm x Depth 5.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The finish is worn off
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Surgical Instrument Catalog," by The Lawton Company, 1970, p. 282 (similar to item #37-0450)
- Research Facts
- This instrument is used for lifting the scapula during thoracic surgery.
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vaginal speculum
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8774
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Accession Number
- 1997.3.5
- Description
- Chrome-plated steel vaginal speculum similar in basic design to the standard "duckbill" speculum (roughly shaped like a pistol); two screw-type knobs, one to adjust the width of the opening between the blades and the other can be adjusted to hold the blades open; blades are rectangular ("scoop-shap…
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- Accession Number
- 1997.3.5
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Description
- Chrome-plated steel vaginal speculum similar in basic design to the standard "duckbill" speculum (roughly shaped like a pistol); two screw-type knobs, one to adjust the width of the opening between the blades and the other can be adjusted to hold the blades open; blades are rectangular ("scoop-shaped") rather than smoothly curved.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Penny Ecclestone; belonged to her father, Dr. Leland W. C. Sturgeon (1905-78).
- Maker
- Penn Surgical Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Material
- metal: silver; grey
- Inscriptions
- Engraved on the knob for adjusting the posterior opening: "Penn"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D8-1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 12.5 cm x Width 12.0 cm x Depth 5.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Ingram & Bell catalogue, 1959, p. 231 (similar to items #E56, E63, and E65)
- Research Facts
- Dr. Sturgeon graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine in 1930; he was in private practice from 1931 to 1940, at which time he joined the RCAF as a medical officer; in 1945, he went into Public Health in Welland, Ont., where he was Medical Officer of Health until his retirement in 1973.
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Public Health Nursing Practice, 3rd Edition [textbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact12584
- Dates
- 1964
- circa 1964
- Collection
- Pattie (Fowlie) Clark Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Nursing textbook
- Public Health
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- Nursing textbook
- Public Health
- Accession Number
- 999015003
- Description
- Hardbound paper covered nursing textbook with charts and graphs describing public health nursing including topics such as pattern of public health nursing, services to individuals and families, supervisory and management responsibilities and service in clinics, schools; 455 pages.
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- Accession Number
- 999015003
- Author
- Ruth B. Freeman, R.N., Ed.D.
- Collection
- Pattie (Fowlie) Clark Collection
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- Nursing textbook
- Public Health
- MeSH Heading
- Public Health Nursing
- Textbooks
- Description
- Hardbound paper covered nursing textbook with charts and graphs describing public health nursing including topics such as pattern of public health nursing, services to individuals and families, supervisory and management responsibilities and service in clinics, schools; 455 pages.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Owned by Pattie (Fowlie) Clark
- Maker
- W. B. Saunders Company
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1964
- circa 1964
- Date Remarks
- Printed in book
- Material
- paper: cream, green
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on first page: "RUTH B. FREEMAN, R.N., Ed.D. // Public Health // Nursing Practice // Third Edition // W. B. SAUNDERS COMPANY // Philadelphia and London"; stamped on inside front cover: "595 688 74"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Length
- 21.1 cm
- Width
- 15.1 cm
- Depth
- 2.6 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Length 21.1 cm x Width 15.1 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Cover worn from use
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- File
- Website
- Reference Comments
- Remarks in donor file
- http://www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu/papers/freeman_ruth.html
- Research Facts
- Patti (Fowlie) Clark is a graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1964.
- Ruth Benson Freeman (1906 - 1982) Ruth B. Freeman was born in Methuen, Massachusetts. She graduated in 1927 from the school of nursing at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. She received her B.S. in 1934 from Columbia University, and her M.A. in 1939 and her Ed.D. in 1951, both from New York University. She then served as nursing services administrator for the American National Red Cross and taught at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Freeman joined the faculty in public health administration at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1950, and was appointed professor in 1962. She was also coordinator of nursing programs.
- Freeman was active in professional associations, serving as president of both the National League for Nursing and the National Health Council, and on the boards of the Maryland League for Nursing and the National Organization for Public Health Nursing. She received several awards, including the Florence Nightingale medal of the International Red Cross, and wrote several textbooks, two of which are considered the authoritative textbooks on public health nursing.
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Goodnow's History of Nursing, 11th ed. [reference book]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact13975
- Dates
- 1963
- circa 1963
- Collection
- Reference Library Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- Accession Number
- REF WY 11 D653 1963
- Description
- xiii, 360 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Accession Number
- REF WY 11 D653 1963
- Author
- Josephine A. Dolan, R.N., M.S.
- Collection
- Reference Library Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- MeSH Heading
- History of Nursing
- Textbooks
- Description
- xiii, 360 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- W. B. Saunders
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1963
- circa 1963
- Date Remarks
- Publication date
- Permanent Location
- Bookshelves
- Length
- 25.4 cm
- Width
- 17.3 cm
- Depth
- 2.3 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Length 25.4 cm x Width 17.3 cm x Depth 2.3 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Yellowed pages; slight wear along edges
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Websites
- Reference Comments
- The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, "Medical Publishing," By Richard H. Lampert. https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/medical-publishing/
- "Dolan Collection," University of Connecticut School of Nursing, https://nursing.uconn.edu/about-the-school/dolan-collection/#
- Research Facts
- W. B. Saunders Company began in 1888 in Philadelphia, and published "American Textbook of Surgery" in 1892, followed by may other authoritative medical works. One of the most notorious Saunders publishing adventures was the Kinsey Report, comprised of "Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female." The company was sold to American broadcaster CBS in 1968.
- Josephine A. Dolan (1913-2004) was the first professor of nursing at the University Of Connecticut School Of Nursing. She became interested in nursing history when she was given the class to teach in the nursing program.
Nursing Team Leadership [book]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact13814
- Dates
- 1966
- circa 1966
- Collection
- Reference Library Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- Accession Number
- REF WY 105 K93 1966
- Description
- xiii, 170 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Accession Number
- REF WY 105 K93 1966
- Author
- Thora Kron, R.N., B.S.
- Collection
- Reference Library Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Nursing
- MeSH Heading
- Nursing, Supervisory
- Nursing Team
- Reference Books
- Description
- xiii, 170 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Item is part of the nursing history collection
- Maker
- W. B. Saunders Company
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1966
- circa 1966
- Date Remarks
- Publication date
- Permanent Location
- Bookshelves
- Length
- 23.4 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Depth
- 0.9 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Length 23.4 cm x Width 15.0 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Website
- Reference Comments
- The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, "Medical Publishing," By Richard H. Lampert. https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/medical-publishing/
- Research Facts
- W. B. Saunders Company began in 1888 in Philadelphia, and published "American Textbook of Surgery" in 1892, followed by many other authoritative medical works. One of the most notorious Saunders publishing adventures was the Kinsey Report, comprised of "Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female." The company was sold to American broadcaster CBS in 1968.
Homepathic B & R No. 20
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14632
- Dates
- 1910
- 1960
- circa 1890 - 1960
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Allergies
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 016022042
- Description
- Rectangular white plastic bottle, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending with screw on lid; tan paper label; three quarters full of 0.4 cm white tablets; plastic bottle is more modern than label attached.
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- Accession Number
- 016022042
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Allergies
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- Rectangular white plastic bottle, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending with screw on lid; tan paper label; three quarters full of 0.4 cm white tablets; plastic bottle is more modern than label attached.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- Boericke & Runyon
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1910
- 1960
- circa 1890 - 1960
- Material
- plastic: white, black
- paper: tan
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "3000 // HOMEOPATHIC // B & R TABLETS // No. 20 // Each tablet Represents: // Spigelia 3x // Magnesia Phosphorica 6x // Belladonna 3x // (Total Belladonna Alkaloids // .000001 gr.) // To allay neuralgic pains, especially // those relieved by warmth. Facial // neuralgia. // FOR ADULTS ONLY. Dose: Two tablets every fifteen minutes for four doses. If necessary two tablets // can be continued every two hours // for several more doses. If conditions // are not alleviated consult a physic- // cian. // 2035 // BOERICKE & RUNYON // Division of Boericke & Tafel, Inc. // 1011 ARCH STREET. PHILA. 7, PA."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-9 Row F
- Width
- 7.2
- Height
- 13.8
- Depth
- 5.2
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Yellowing of label; minor tears; moderate lifting of label from bottle
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Boericke & Tafel. The Herb Museum.
- Research Facts
- Over the years, Boericke and Tafel maintained branches in many cities across the United States. They were staffed by experienced pharmacists, many of whom had worked with Boericke and Tafel "since boyhood."
- In about 1890, William Boericke formed a partnership with E. W. Runyon, in San Francisco, and formed the company of Boericke and Runyon.
- Sometime during the 1940's Boericke and Runyon were sold to Humphreys Pharmacal, and became a division of that company.
- The label on the bottle dates to 1910 - 1930 but the plastic bottle it is affixed to dates to 1950 - 1960.
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