Medical & Science, Red Cross Posters WW era

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To start the day we present a wonderful collection of Medical and Scientific Instruments. This sale includes a large group of medical and dental items, a very important collection of calculators and slide rules, office items such as early check punches and registers and pre-1950 spy and surveillance equipment Among the many highlights are a previously unrecorded 19th c. Ohio-made "Kwik Calculator", "McFarlanes Calculating Cylinder", " Higgins Patent [mechanical] Calculating Triangle", "Wheilon Calculometer, "Bair-Fulton American Calculator”, a “Pascaline Calculator”, etc; as well as a number of 19th-century and 20th-century slide rules including several special purpose rules for artillery, brewing and more esoteric applications. The office machine section includes check protectors such as the Abbott Automatic Check Perforator, Lightning Check Punch and the United States Check Punch, etc., plus an early mechanical envelope sealer. Pencil sharpeners are also present and among them are a: "Perfect Pencil Pointer" and a" Jupiter Pencil Mechanical Sharpener". Among the medical lots are Civil War-era amputation sets, a scarce cased Ammoniaphone, a number of rare ophthalmic items including a "Dr. Culbertson's Prisoptometer", many unusual quack devices, porcelain enemas, Anesthesia, ENT and urological instruments. Finally, the surveillance equipment section contains an FBI "black bag" and a cased US Army 1944 Signal Corps listening device. Something for everyone who collects science and technology! In addition we have a single owner collection of Red Cross Posters, Postcards and Ephemera, Early Medical related Books and more.
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c.1900 French Laryngoscope149 - c.1900 French Laryngoscope
Philip Weiss Auctions
in leather case with various mirrors. Maker: "Lavay Lyon"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (100.00 + 18.00BP) = 118.00
 
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Baby Lung Motor for New Born150 - Baby Lung Motor for New Born
Philip Weiss Auctions
Cased(13" long) with instructions.Used for a neonate who is having trouble breathing.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (240.00 + 43.20BP) = 283.20
 
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Early 20th Century Devices Sharpening Syringes151 - Early 20th Century Devices Sharpening Syringes
Philip Weiss Auctions
One in wooden case; the other in cardboard case.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor .. for (80.00 + 14.40BP) = 94.40
 
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Lot of Three Opthalmic Items152 - Lot of Three Opthalmic Items
Philip Weiss Auctions
all cased: : Holmgren's Test for Color Blindness, Distometer Convergence Scale and Berens, et al, Test Object Set
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor .. for (20.00 + 3.60BP) = 23.60
 
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Lot of Three 19th Century Surgical Saws153 - Lot of Three 19th Century Surgical Saws
Philip Weiss Auctions
two with checkered ebony handles, one with ivory handles. Large saw by Charriere; other two unsigned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor .. for (70.00 + 12.60BP) = 82.60
 
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Lot of Three Scarificators154 - Lot of Three Scarificators
Philip Weiss Auctions
one octagonal - block type, two small pistol type, one of which is cased.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor .. for (95.00 + 17.10BP) = 112.10
 
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Stethoscopes and Stethoscope Parts155 - Stethoscopes and Stethoscope Parts
Philip Weiss Auctions
Large lot of parts and a few complete models
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (60.00 + 10.80BP) = 70.80
 
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Two Haemocytometers156 - Two Haemocytometers
Philip Weiss Auctions
One fine and desirable microscope type; the other American Standard Haemacytometer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor .. for (50.00 + 9.00BP) = 59.00
 
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Two ENT Items157 - Two ENT Items
Philip Weiss Auctions
Bosworth Snares and early cased part ENT set
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to johnseier for (35.00 + 6.30BP) = 41.30
 
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Urological Lot158 - Urological Lot
Philip Weiss Auctions
cased set of Charriere urological sounds, and urine test set.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (45.00 + 8.10BP) = 53.10
 
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