The serpent of Aesculapius and other devices of medical organizations. Neckties.

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11 items of costume : neckties

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Neckties of the following organizations: 1. British Medical Association (serpent of Aesculapius and letters BMA on blue); 2. British Medical Association(?) (coat of arms with lion and harp?); 3. possibly Glasgow/West of Scotland Medical Society (thistle with serpent of Aesculapius); 4. Glasgow Royal Infirmary (silver thistle); 5. Urology Dept., Hammersmith Hospital, London (coat of arms with serpent of Aesculapius and books, with motto "Waterhole"; 6. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, undergraduate (achievement of arms); 7. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (coat of arms); 8. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Biological Society (pink serpent of Aesculapius with crown); 9. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland bicentenary (coat of arms with dates 1784, 1984); 10. St Laurence's (Richmond) Hospital, Dublin (blue, white, red and brown stripes); 11. Combe Hospital, Dublin (gold serpent of Aesculapius around torch or flower)

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