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  • A boy requesting an anatomist to mend his broken jug. Coloured lithograph.
  • The medical practitioner appearing as Christ when he arrives to treat sick people. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • M0001645: Engraving of a blood transfusion from a dog (canine) to a patient (human), circa 1692
  • Four figures of British medicine panniers illustrating a range of types and uses. Wood engraving by T. Mallet.
  • A doctor applying a stethoscope to a boy's back when the boy expects him to examine his chest. Wood engraving after C.A. Shepperson, 1908.
  • The medical practitioner as Christ, angel, man and devil. Coloured engravings by J. Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • The medical practitioner as Christ, angel, man and devil. Coloured engravings by J. Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • A doctor examining the dials inside a human machine. Pen and ink drawing by R. Lunt Roberts, c. 1929.
  • Surgical apparatus: includes demonstrations of an ophthalmoscope and a laryngoscope. Wood engraving, 1850/1880?.
  • An apothecary in his shop examines the throat of a young female singer, an apprentice takes notes and other patients wait their turn. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after P. Longhi.
  • Fleam, made by E. Dalman of London.
  • Scarificator, made by Charriere of Paris.
  • Pair of old bone forceps, ancient.
  • Examples of nasal speculum, both ancient and modern.
  • Roman speculum, A.D. 50. 3 types in possession of Wellcome Museum.
  • Forceps, midwifery, book illustration. Figures 1 to 5. Page 385.
  • Scarificator, made by Fuller, London.
  • A box of blades for scarificators.
  • Tibetan and Indian surgical instruments.
  • Scarificator, made by Domenico Moretti, 1813.
  • Evaluation of the Trepan, group display.
  • Automatic scarifier, by W. H. Hutchison, Sheffield, 19th c.
  • Bone forceps and necrosis forceps, ancient and modern.
  • Automatic scarifier, by W. H. Hutchison, Sheffield, 19th c.
  • Arab speculum, described by Albucasis (936-1013). Model in Wellcome Museum, made out of wood.
  • Tibetan and Indian surgical instruments.
  • Scarificator, made by Simpson, London.
  • Five surgeons participating in the amputation of a man's leg while another oversees them. Coloured aquatint by T. Rowlandson, 1793.
  • Five surgeons participating in the amputation of a man's leg while another oversees them. Coloured aquatint by T. Rowlandson, 1793.
  • Five surgeons participating in the amputation of a man's leg while another oversees them. Coloured aquatint by T. Rowlandson, 1793.