9.  A fine and complete c. 1860 antique amputation set by J.H. Gemrig, Philadelphia.  An unusual feature of the set is that it contains both circular and flap amputation knives.  SOLD

  10.  A fine c. 1840 antique Read's New Patent enema with rare original brass-bound mahogany case.  The reservoir has a fancy applied plaque that states:  READ'S NEW PATENT / 35, REGENT CIRCUS / LONDON.  

 11.   A very rare and important Murphy's anesthesia inhaler.  This antique chloroform inhalation apparatus was introduced in 1848 by Edward William Murphy, M.D. (1802-1877), of London.  Note the sponge chamber with simple  leather flap air intake (on the cap) and exhaust valves.  A reference from 1856 states that the inhaler was offered in brass at 6s/6d, or if plated, 12s/6d.  This example is the plated instrument.  The exact instrument is illustrated and captioned in the Weiss surgical instrument catalogue of 1863.  See Weiss 1863, pl. XLI, fig. 4.  First generation inhalers, such as this example, are exceedingly scarce instruments.  SOLD

  12.    A rare c. 1860 ninth-plate ambrotype image of a lady holding a tin horn antique hearing aid.  Note the detail image of the antique ear trumpet.  The antique medical photograph is tinted.  SOLD

  13.  A Weiss c. 1850 antique trephine with both narrow and wide crowns.  The slots in the crown blade were thought to ease the clogging of the neurosurgery trephine caused by the mixture of bone dust and blood.  Note the decorative formed horn handle with rosette finials and the impressed name:  WEISS // LONDON.  The instrument with its distinctive handle is illustrated in the Weiss catalogue of 1863.

  14.  A very rare c. 1800 antique bloodletting spring lancet with brass body engraved with a scene of a medicinal leech.  The unusual instrument comes with its original case.