Image
Category
Collection
On Display
Object type
Maker
Place of origin
Date

Box for 'Trilene' tablets, Europe, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Thumbscrew, France, 1601-1850

1601-1850

Contraceptive Sponge

1920-1960

Cat-o-nine Tails, United Kingdom, 1700-1850

1700-1850

Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches

1801-1830

Cubical polyhedral sundial

1751-1800

Obsidian possibly used in trephination experiments

1918-1920

Iron handcuffs with key, 1800-1899

1801-1900

'Merman'

1801-1900

Model of Leeuwenhoek's microscope

1901-1930

Snuff Box, England, 1771-1830

1771-1830

Votive uterus

200 BCE - 200 CE

Empty bottle for Opium tincture tablets

1880-1940

Tin of 'Allenburys' throat pastilles, London, England, 1920-1940

1920-1940

Cammann type binaural stethoscope

1845-1855

'Prorace' cervical cap

1915-1925

Ear trumpet

1850-1900

Early inhaler for ether anaesthesia

1847-1848

Galvanic necklace with 2 charms

1880-1920

Amputation saw, Europe, 1501-1600

1501-1600

Silver medal, commemorates the International Health Exhibition

1884

Circular white metal medal

1830-1900

Oval amulet to protect against cholera, Europe, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Cut glass bottle with deeply incised decoration

1860-1900

Brass amulet to protect the wearer from cholera, France, 1820-1880

1820-1880

Mortar of ceramic material stamped Wedgwood and 4-inch pestle

Silver vinaigrette in the shape of a harp, France, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Cut glass perfume bottle with ball-top stopper

1860-1900

Creamware plate

1771-1800

Penknife with three blades and a corkscrew, owned by William Marwood: executioner

1870-1880

Cherrywood tobacco pipe

1850-1900

Rectangular wooden board, for stamping out lozenges

1701-1800

Glass necklace worn to prevent bronchitis, Chelsea, London, England, 1914

1914

Arithmometer by Elliott Brothers

1885-1894

Assyrian terracotta brick

860-825 BCE

Edward Jenner's lancets

1801-1823

Lapel badges, France, 1915-1917

1915-1917

Glass necklace worn to prevent bronchitis, Greenwich, London, 1914

1914

Truncheon, ebony, England, 1849

1849

Infant feeding bottle, Germany, 1701-1800

1701-1800

Straight spectacles

1796-1797

Folding scissors

1801-1900

Pneumothorax apparatus for injecting gas into the thoracic cavity in order to collapse the lung

1901-1930

Two copper and zinc chains, France, 1855-1870

1855-1870

Marble mortar and pestle, Europe, 1501-1900

1501-1900

Table knife, with ivory handle, 1601-1701

Dental anaesthetic syringe

1907-1920

Transverse folding spectacles

1796-1798

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

Amulet brooch in the shape of a black cat

1914-1918