Historic Medical Instrument

The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

https://chsi.harvard.edu/

The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, which was established in 1948 to preserve this apparatus as a resource for teaching and research in the history of science and technology, has become one of the three largest university collections of its kind in the world. Originally associated with the Harvard library system, the Collection ...

History of medicine | History & Facts | Britannica

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history of medicine, the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 21st century. Unwritten history is not easy to interpret, and, although much may be learned from …

The Historical Medical Equipment Society

https://www.historicmedequip.org/

The Historical Medical Equipment Society was founded in 1996 at a meeting of collectors and museum curators in London. The HMES aims to promote education and research into the history of surgical instruments, …

Ten weird and terrifying medical instruments from the past

https://theconversation.com/ten-weird-and-terrifying-medical-instruments-from-the-past-22211

The UK’s largest medical charity, the Wellcome Trust, has made its vast database of images freely available to all.The collection …

10 Terrifying Historic Medical Instruments - Listverse

https://listverse.com/2013/09/09/10-terrifying-historic-medical-instruments/

11 of the Most Ghastly Medical Instruments in History

https://www.medelita.com/blog/11-ghastly-medical-instruments-from-the-past

Check out these outdated medical instruments from the past and try your best not to cringe! Artificial Leech. Image courtesy of Phisick. Bloodletting was a common …

7 of the most gruesome medical devices in history - STAT

https://www.statnews.com/2016/06/17/medical-devices-history/

Here are seven of the more cringe-inducing instruments from medicine’s past. 1. Artificial leeches. When in the 1800s live leeches were unavailable, or perhaps …

10 terrifying medical devices from history | All About History

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4) Lithotome, 19th century. This long, claw-like instrument was inserted up the urethra and into the bladder. The surgeon would then use it to grip onto small bladder stones and pull them out, or use the blade to …

22 Strange Medical Instruments From the Past That …

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Three plastic humanoid shells, filled with sodium chloride solution, used for measuring radioactivity. Bergonic chair for giving general electric treatment for …

Terrifying Old Medical Equipment Throughout History

https://www.somatechnology.com/blog/fun-fact-friday/terrifying-old-medical-equipment-throughout-history/

Medical devices from the early part of the 1800 and 1900s looked like torture devices dreamed up by the devil himself. They were so bizarre-looking in some cases, …