| 106. A fine antique urological catheter set by Brady & Martin, Newcastle-on-Tyne. The fitted-case includes a complete complement of 12 male catheters of various diameters, each with its own clean-out. Also, the original glass bottle for a lubricant is present. SOLD |  |
| 107. A fine and rare American set of c. 1860 antique lachrymal probes by Codman & Shurtleff, Boston. The probes are silver and numbered size 1 through 8. |
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| 108. An antique c. 1930 Young Simpson anesthesia inhaler by Arnold & Son, London. The set includes a mask and headband, a print of the mask in place, bottle with cork and fittings, tubing, and the original carrying box. SOLD |
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| 109. A collection of three massive c. 1860 bone forceps, all with the Tiemann mark. The top forceps has a rounded nose, the blades of the middle are at a right angle, and the blades of the bottom forceps are at a slight angle. Only the latter appears in any of the Tiemann catalogues. Tiemann calls it Liston's Bone Forceps, curved on the flat. See Tiemann 1889, p. 103, fig. 1592. (It is also illustrated in the 1872 and 1879 catalogues.) |
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| 110. An 18th century antique bloodletting fleam with brass case engraved with the initials: WAS.
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| 111. A banjo style vintage ear trumpet by R.J. Dowling, London. The parabolic ear trumpet is also stamped with the British military broad arrow, indicating military ownership. The tube collapses for ease of carrying. The hearing aid has its original gun metal finish. |
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| 112. A late 19th century antique magnifying glass in a sterling-marked silver lyre-shaped mount (four inches long) for a chatelaine. |
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| 113. A vintage Littmann binaural stethoscope made by Cardiosonics. Cardiosonics, Inc., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, was co-founded by David Littmann, M.D., the stethoscope's inventor, and it was in business from 1963 to 1967 when the company was sold to 3M. Dr. Littmann (1906-1981) was a noted cardiologist and teacher at Harvard Medical School. SOLD |
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