Hypodermic Pravaz syringe - 19th century
Glass and metal syringe in it's case
The glass is broken in several places
not functional
PRAVAZ syringe: Antique syringe from the end of the 19th century.
Morphine addicts of the end of the XIXth and the beginning of the XXth century often used this kind of elegant syringe in its small case that could be easily slipped into a pocket.
Glass and metal syringe in it's case.
The glass is broken in several places
This syringe has a plunger with graduations and a glass body but the tips are not made of metal but seem to be made of celluloid resin, the ancestor of all plastics, manufactured at the end of the 19th century.
A screw step graduated from 0 to 10 allows to adjust its stroke and to measure the quantity of injected liquid.
The syringe is in its small case with felt inside. The compartment for the metal wires that were to be inserted into the needle is behind the felt part of the cover.
Dimensions of the case: 8cmx3cm
Dimensions of the syringe: Length 7cm without the needle
not functional
Superfine Essence of Bourbon Clove
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Glycérophosphate de Chaux
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Herbalist's or Pharmacist's jar
Antique blank label of the XVIIIth century
Clef de Garengeot - Dental key - German key
Unmarked
In use from the 19th century to the 1930s
Castel - Michel perfumers
Antique perfume bottle
Apothecary vial
Grams / Tablespoons - Graduated bottle
in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
Soufre sublimé - Sublimed sulfur
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Sparteine sulphate
Used as a tonic for nervous syndromes at the very beginning of the 20th century, sparteine was also used to facilitate morphine withdrawal.
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Some product left inside
Cours d'opérations de chirurgie, démontrées au Jardin Royal
Course of surgical operations, demonstrated in the Royal Garden
Published in 1751 in Paris, by d'Houry, sole printer and bookseller to Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans
Fourth edition
Illustrated with numerous plates and engravings in the text, including the famous plate of Poor Malabou and her scrotal elephantiasis on page 112/113, which the author mentions on page 373.
Arséniate de Fer
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
A Treatise on Surgery
By Dr Reclus and Dr Duplay
Antique illustrated book from 1891
Volume 4
Noirot Extract
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Beautiful reflections in the glass
Human jaws in porcelain mounted on a blackened wooden base
Anatomical dental model for dentists
19th century
Antique wooden box for herbal medicine - Samples of plants, seeds, bark etc.
Antique pharmacy jar: Sodium bicarbonate and Gold Flower tablets
Glass pharmacy bottle - XIXth century
"Tarnier" Forceps - COLLIN: french manufacturer of surgical instruments
Hypodermic Pravaz syringe - 19th century
Glass and metal syringe in it's case
The glass is broken in several places
not functional
