No laughing matter : historical aspects of anaesthesia catalogue of an exhibition held at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 8 June to 25 September 1987 / by Christopher Lawrence and Ghislaine Lawrence ; with the assistance of Huw Geddes and Lorraine Ward.

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1987
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Credit: No laughing matter : historical aspects of anaesthesia catalogue of an exhibition held at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 8 June to 25 September 1987 / by Christopher Lawrence and Ghislaine Lawrence ; with the assistance of Huw Geddes and Lorraine Ward. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    47. PHOTOGRAPH of an advertisement by A. Charles King, inviting anaesthetists to hand him their unwanted books and journals instead of donating them directly to salvage. British Journal of Anaes- thesia, 1942, 18: f. contents. King presented his col- lection to the Association of Anaesthetists in 1953. 'two birds with one stone [f you have any old Books, Papers or Journals on Aiiasthcaia which vou arc halt inclined to throw into the Nation'* Waste Paper Basket, will you please let me look through them first? f will <ec that *hey all go for salvage except those of which no duplicate exists already in our Library. You will thus he contributing to the paper salvage scheme and at the same time enhancing the Library which ia reputed to be the most comprehensive in the countrv on the subject of Anesthesia. Please send parcels carnage forward or, if you live in London ot another large centre, send mc a poat-card and 1 will arrange to collect. A. CH**l£S Kit! A. CHARLES KING LIMITED 27 DEVONSHIRE ST.. LONDON vV i Telephone WELBECK 2202 49. PRINT 'Operation in Progress', a representa- tion of a modern surgical scene, Painted for Impe- rial Chemical Industries Limited by Anna Zinkeisen and published in 'Trilene' in analgesia and anaes- thesia, Manchester, Imperial Chemical Industries, 1949. A booklet produced by ICI to describe their trichlorethylene product, 'Trilene'. (Loaned by Dr. David Wilkinson) 50. OIL PAINTING on canvas with key on panel, 'The Incision: a tribute to medical research', by Richard Bannister, n.d. [1970s]. The painting shows a modern surgical operation surrounded by the heroes who have contributed to medicine. Morton is shown on the extreme right with his inhaler next to a gas and oxygen machine. Mr Bannister was on the staff of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, when he painted the picture. canvas and key 1070 x 1100 mm. PICTURING SURGERY 48. PRINT 'Geheimrat Bumm bei einer Operation'. Photo-mechanical reproduction of a painting by Rein- hard Huebner, 1925. Published by Gustav Schauer, Berlin. Nine surgeons and a sister surround the operating table, on which a female patient is lying. To r, Ernst Bumm (1848-1925) holding forceps over op- eration site; facing him, his first assistant Kurt Warnekros (1882-1949); at head of patient, Erich Fischer? (1893-1975) lifting a Schimmelbusch mask from patient's face; to I of him, Paul Sippel? (b. 1882) At head of pyramidal group Karl Ruge (b. 1885); to r of the professor, Paul Schafer? (1881-1965). Possi- bly the figures identified here as Fischer and Schafer should be transposed (Leibbrand, 1965; and informa- tion from Dr. Renate Burgess from correspondence with Professor W. Hoffmann-Axthelm and Dr. Wal- ter Warnekros, Berlin, 25.4.1977, and with Professor B. Sarembe, Dresden, 27.6.1977). 414 x 557 mm.