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- 1850s
dental elevator
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact5906
- Dates
- 1700
- 1899
- circa 1700-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Dental
- Accession Number
- 1969.281.1
- Description
- Sharp-pointed, spear-shaped instrument with ivory handle; Note: item is missing.
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- Accession Number
- 1969.281.1
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Dental
- MeSH Heading
- Dental Instruments
- Dentistry
- MM= Tooth extraction -- elevator
- Description
- Sharp-pointed, spear-shaped instrument with ivory handle; Note: item is missing.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source unknown.
- Dates
- 1700
- 1899
- circa 1700-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "18c.-19c."
- Material
- metal: grey
- ivory: yellowish
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E5-2
- Temporary Location
- Item is missing.
- Dimension Notes
- Length 16.2 cm x Width 0.8 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
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- Dates
- 1750
- 1850
- circa 1750-1850
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1930.8.1 a-b
- Description
- Large green carboy; conical neck banded at opening to provide strength and a groove for stringing; rectangular, uncoloured ground glass stopper bearing no pontil marks on bottom; partial temporary label affixed across middle of bottle.
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- Accession Number
- 1930.8.1 a-b
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- carboy
- Description
- Large green carboy; conical neck banded at opening to provide strength and a groove for stringing; rectangular, uncoloured ground glass stopper bearing no pontil marks on bottom; partial temporary label affixed across middle of bottle.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- carboy - Size: Length 32.4 cm x Diam. 27.0 cm
- stopper
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Mr. W.H. Warden through Dr. J.T. Fotheringham
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1750
- 1850
- circa 1750-1850
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 18c.-early 19c."
- Material
- glass: green; uncoloured
- Inscriptions
- On temporary label: "R: GUAIAC: C:"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A8-4
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- "Niagara Apothecary Pharmacy jar"
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glass cupping cup
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1022
- Dates
- 1780
- 1850
- circa 1780-1850
- Collection
- Dr. James J. A. Fraser Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment, General
- Accession Number
- 997038001
- Description
- Glass cupping cup, which consists of a hand-blown cup with a round open top and lip; the sides of the cup are rounded and the bottom is somewhat bulbous; there is a flat section on the base, which allows the cup to sit upright
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- Accession Number
- 997038001
- Collection
- Dr. James J. A. Fraser Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment, General
- MeSH Heading
- Bloodletting -- instrumentation
- MM= Cupping -- cup
- Description
- Glass cupping cup, which consists of a hand-blown cup with a round open top and lip; the sides of
- the cup are rounded and the bottom is somewhat bulbous; there is a flat section on the base, which
- allows the cup to sit upright
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Owned by Dr. James J. A. Fraser, 1955 Queen's University Faculty of Medicine graduate 1916-1917
- Dates
- 1780
- 1850
- circa 1780-1850
- Date Remarks
- Free-blown glass cups were not found after the 1850's, when molds came into use; likely made between 1780 and 1850
- Material
- glass: clear
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D6-7
- Depth
- 6.3 cm.
- Diameter
- 5.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The glass shows several small scratch marks as well as a small chip at the side and a chip out of the lip; there is one large scratch mark on the side, near the lip; #2: glass chipped, has two cracks
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Antique Medical Instruments," by C. Keith Wilbur, M.D., p. 117
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- Dates
- 1800
- 1867
- circa 1800-1867
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Respirology
- Accession Number
- 002050405 a-c
- Description
- A brass vaporizer (a) with a handle; a lid (c) that screws on top; burner resevoir (b) is attached to flat metal insert; metal insert has a small round ring at front; several wicks pertrude from the top of the resevoir; a pin stuck to the bottom of the vaporizer container
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- Accession Number
- 002050405 a-c
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Respirology
- MeSH Heading
- Nebulizers and Vaporizers
- Administration, Inhalation -- instrumentation
- MM= Nebulizers and Vaporizers -- vaporizer
- Description
- A brass vaporizer (a) with a handle; a lid (c) that screws on top; burner resevoir (b) is attached to flat metal insert; metal insert has a small round ring at front; several wicks pertrude from the top of the resevoir; a pin stuck to the bottom of the vaporizer container
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a- container - Size: Length 20.7 cm x Width 19.0 cm x Depth 13.0 cm
- b – burner – Size: Length 12.3 cm x Width 7.8 cm x Depth 5.8 cm
- c – lid – Size: Length 4.4 cm x Depth 1.3 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. P.A. Ryan of Toronto.
- Dates
- 1800
- 1867
- circa 1800-1867
- Date Remarks
- Based on information from Academy of Medicine accession records
- Material
- metal: yellow
- Inscriptions
- Engraved on the side: "W [Illeg.] KE MAN JR // NTED // JUNE 11TH 1867"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-H2-3
- Condition Remarks
- Some corrosion throughout; small dent located on the brass top; dent located on the maker's mark; signs of previous repair.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- "The George P. Pilling & Son Co." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1932; p.107; CD #2.
- Research Facts
- Object named based on similar model in reference book.
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menthol plaster tube
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact10674
- Dates
- 1800
- 1920
- circa 1800-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Donald B. Jennings Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 004006001 a-b
- Description
- A tin tube used to store menthol plaster consisting of the tube (a) and a removable cap (b).
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- Accession Number
- 004006001 a-b
- Collection
- Dr. Donald B. Jennings Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Ointments
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- A tin tube used to store menthol plaster consisting of the tube (a) and a removable cap (b).
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - tube - Size: Length 15.2 cm x Diam. 3.4 cm
- b - cap - Size: Length 1.4 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
- Provenance
- The tube was left at the Queen's University Department of Physiology by Dr. Donald B. Jennings when he retired.
- Maker
- Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Limited
- Site Made (City)
- Montreal
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1800
- 1920
- circa 1800-1920
- Date Remarks
- The company that made the tin was prevalent during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
- Material
- tin: yellow; black
- Inscriptions
- "the // D & L // MENTHOL PLASTER // MOST WONDERFUL PLASTER MADE // PREPARED BY THE // DAVIS & LAWRENCE CO. (LIMITED.) // MONTREAL, P.Q. // EVERY PLASTER IN A SINGLE AIR TIGHT BOX. // THE THOS. DAVIDSON MFG. CO. LIMITED, MONTREAL, TIN BOXES" printed on the tube
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D4-4
- Condition Remarks
- Some corrosion and staining; the tin is dented and deformed.
- Reference Types
- Internet
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Internet: "Canadian Advertising Tins"; CD #9
- Research Facts
- The tube was made by Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Limited, and used by Davis & Lawrence Co.
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bottle corker
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8544
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1989.7.4
- Description
- Turned box wood, two-part container joined with a leather hinge; drilled to enable a cork placed in lower metal-lined part to be pushed out by a plunger coming through two parts; when plunger is fully extended, the container can be open to insert the cork.
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- Accession Number
- 1989.7.4
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging -- instrumentation
- Description
- Turned box wood, two-part container joined with a leather hinge; drilled to enable a cork placed in lower metal-lined part to be pushed out by a plunger coming through two parts; when plunger is fully extended, the container can be open to insert the cork.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D. McKinley.
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- wood: brown
- fabric: beige
- leather: brown
- metal
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A8-3
- Dimension Notes
- Length 20.3 cm x Diam. 6.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The head of the plunger is cracked and bound with string.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Canadian Biographical Dictionary, p. 692; Ont. Medical Registry of 1872; CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Belonged to Dr. Henry Turner (b. 1829), registered Ontario 1866, practised in Millbrook, Ontario ca. 1853-1898 and in NWT ca. 1895-1907; operated a drugstore in Millbrook from 1871.
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- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- Accession Number
- 1996.3.5
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- Accession Number
- 1996.3.5
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Diagnosis, General
- MeSH Heading
- Percussion, Physical Examination
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine.
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19th century"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F4-1
- Condition Remarks
- #2: Rubber requires special treatment
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
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Hey's skull saw
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8762
- Dates
- 1800
- 1879
- 1800-1879
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Neurosurgery
- Accession Number
- 1997.2.13
- Description
- Saw with double-sided flat blade, one side of which is semicircular and the other side of which is straight; edges are serrated; shank is set between the handle and riveted; one side has a cartouche; handle is wooden and is cross-hatched on both sides.
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- Accession Number
- 1997.2.13
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Neurosurgery
- MeSH Heading
- Trephining -- instrumentation
- Neurology -- instrumentation
- MM= Cutting Tool -- saw -- skull
- Description
- Saw with double-sided flat blade, one side of which is semicircular and the other side of which is straight; edges are serrated; shank is set between the handle and riveted; one side has a cartouche; handle is wooden and is cross-hatched on both sides.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. H.B. Rundle (1911-1997) via Mr. Howard Rundle.
- Maker
- W & H Hutchinson
- Site Made (City)
- Sheffield
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1800
- 1879
- 1800-1879
- Material
- metal: grey
- wood: brown
- Inscriptions
- Cartouche is marked "W & H HUTCHINSON // SHEFFIELD"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E2-2
- Dimension Notes
- Length 16.5 cm x Width 5.0 cm s Depth 1.2 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Handle ends have warped and are lifting away from the shank.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- "Weiss's Illustrated Catalogue of Surgical Instruments etc.," 1863; CD #UHN
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- Dates
- 1800
- 1999
- circa 1800-1999
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Images
- Accession Number
- 1999.1.133
- Description
- Original portrait photo of Lord Joseph Lister mounted on card stock.
- Accession Number
- 1999.1.133
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Images
- MeSH Heading
- Physicians -- portraits
- History of Medicine, 19th Cent. -- pictorial works
- History of Medicine, 20th Cent. -- pictorial works
- Description
- Original portrait photo of Lord Joseph Lister mounted on card stock.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine.
- Dates
- 1800
- 1999
- circa 1800-1999
- Material
- paper: cream
- ink: black
- graphite: grey
- Inscriptions
- Handwritten on back: Dr. Bruce.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-1-3 Box E
- Dimension Notes
- Length 31.3 cm x Width 22.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Stable; frame yellowing around edges; small tear on the bottom.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Comments
- Previous UHN accession # 999.1.133.
- Research Facts
- Baron Joseph Lister (1827-1912) invented antiseptic techniques in surgery.
Rotunda hospital vaginal hysterectomy needle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6739
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- Accession Number
- 1975.3.22
- Description
- Needle and handle all in one piece; blunt needle curves almost 180° to the left; handle has ridges for gripping.
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- Accession Number
- 1975.3.22
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Gynaecology
- MeSH Heading
- Needles
- Suture Techniques
- Description
- Needle and handle all in one piece; blunt needle curves almost 180° to the left; handle has ridges for gripping.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. Leslie W. Black via Dr. A.D. Kelly at the Ontario Medical Association; instruments from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black, Mrs. Black's father-in-law.
- Maker
- Stevens & Son
- Site Made (City)
- London
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- metal: grey
- Inscriptions
- "STEVENS & SON // LONDON"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F1-8
- Dimension Notes
- Length 24.5 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Down Bros., 1906 (handle only); CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Surgical and diagnostic instruments ca 1890-1900 from the practice of Dr. Malcolm C. Black of Hespeler, Ont.
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