Medical Instruments
| A variety of medical instruments are considered collectable, particularly types which are no longer used.
A variety of bottles and jar associated with medical practice, including those for storing bulk drugs and lotions (apothecaries jar), those which held patent medicines and those in which medicines were dispensed to the public (pharmacy or drug store bottles) are discussed in the article on bottle. 1872 marked a turning point in medical practice. In that year, Lister discovered the principle of sterilisation. Before that time, surgical instruments often had ornate handles of ivory, mother-of-pearl or intricately turned wood. From 1872 on, instruments were dipped in boiling water before use and fancy handles were no longer feasible. |
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