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Catgut in tubes with stoppers on end. Material: Metal, nickel- plated. Colour: Silver. Maker: (a) Down Bros. (b) Thackray. London, c. 1940.

Reagents may be compounds or mixtures. In organic chemistry, most are small organic molecules or inorganic compounds clear. Container for use in doctor's bag. Metal (nickel-plated). Colour: Silver, c. 1935.

(a) Packet of cotton wool
(b) Rolls of bandage (2)
(c) Packet of gauze
(d) Small Packets of bandage (4), c. 1935.

(a) Tape measure
(b) Bottle of suture
(c) Rubber tubing
(d) Belt
(e) Spatula (6), c. 1935.

(a) Test tube holder
(b) Packet of test paper
(c) Test tubes (2), c. 1935.

Metal inhaler has two nozzle attachments for spring-loaded metal tube with coiled spring and wadded absorbent cotton, c. 1945.

(a) Lift-out tray (b) Spirit lamp (2 parts) (c) Loose folding legs (d) Loose handles (2) for lift-out tray, c. 1930.

Feeding bottle thermometer (in nickle-plated case). Caregivers want to know the temperature of the feed, so that they can decide if it is safe to feed their babies. Printed on thermometer: Dr Forbes, c. 1930.

The ether can grab the chemical, holding it in solution and allowing it to dissolve. Ether is especially good at dissolving things that don't dissolve well in water, like fats, waxes, and scents.

The single-sided strop is excellent for honing knives and other edge tools, c. 1940.

Surgical headlight used in many hospital environments, c. 1950.

Reflector: A surface that reflects light, heat, or sound, c. 1920.

Double truss, circular, for inguinal hernia, size 33, by Allen and Hanburys, Wigmore Street, London, English, 1890-1940, c. 1940.

Leather midwifery bag with handle and contents. Contents include bottles, glass stoppers in screw top metal cases, c. 1985.

Suprapubic drainage devices, known as Hamilton Irvine boxes. A suprapubic catheter is used to drain urine is a device that s inserted into your bladder to drain urine if you can t urinate on your own.

Urethral dilators for the dilation of male urethral strictures and vesical neck contractures. Each S curve dilator is contoured to ease passage and reduce trauma by supporting the natural curvature of the male urethra, c. 1940.

A scalpel, or lancet, is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, podiatry and various arts and crafts (called a hobby knife). Scalpels may be single-use disposable or re-usable, c. 1930.

Inhalers anaesthesia (general), junker, anaesthesia (general), chloroform and inhalers, c. 1935.

In medicine, a sound, is an instrument for probing and dilating passages within the body, the best-known examples of which are urethral sounds and uterine sounds.

A male meatal dilator is used for the dilation of the penile urethral meatus. The device is colored blue and is made of polycarbonate. It is supplied in an individual peel-open package and is intended for single patient use only.

A catheter is a thin tube made from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions. Catheters are medical devices that can be inserted in the body to treat diseases or perform a surgical procedure. By modifying the material or adjusting the way catheters are manufactured.

Metal case for clinical thermometeran instrument for measuring and indicating temperature, typically one consisting of a narrow, hermetically sealed glass tube marked with graduations and having at one end a bulb containing mercury or alcohol which extends along the tube as it expands, c. 1935.

Intestinal forceps and surgery (gastro-intestinal) makin, clamps, intestinal forceps and surgery (gastro-intestinal), c. 1935.

The catheter typically has 2 holes punched into the end of the tube. Once the catheter reaches the bladder, urine will run into these holes and drain the bladder, c. 1920.

Pipe from vaginal douche, probably English, 1880-1940, c. 1935.

Speculum, vaginal, mirror interior, elastic gum covering, by Simpson, late 19th century, English, Fergusson type. Vaginal specula help diagnose and treat vaginal and uterine disorders. This type of vaginal speculum was devised by surgeon Sir William Fergusson (1808-77).

Spring eye: This type of needle is sometimes called spring eye, French eye or split eye. These needles facilitate suturing. There is a V-shaped notch at the end of the needle. The thread is pulled through the sprinkler groove into the eyelet. Under the spring eyelet there is a second opening for better suspension of the metal lifts, c. 1930.

Needles used to perform a perineum operation, c. 1930.

(a) Rotanda Hospital pattern (b) Curved with stilette, c. 1940.

Used for hospital purposes, convalescing or travel. A clear glass vessel with wide neck and glass handle on the top, c. 1935.