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Amputation saw
Amputation saw found in rectangular wooden amputation kit. Top area of kit contains one large ivory-handled amputation saw with vertical slots in blade and textured handle, fastened to inside lid of box by two metal swinging tabs.
Section of human incisor, magnified by two times
Microscope slide of a cross section of a human incisor
Letter to John C. Warren from Dr. Franklin Bache
The letter is sent as a result of an article that appeared in the "N.A Medicine and Surgery Journal".
Eagle skeleton [WAM 00161] prepared by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Photograph of eagle skeleton [WAM 00151] prepared by and donated by Oliver Wendell Holmes to the Warren Anatomical Museum in 1851. Eagle skeleton is being photographed on the Harvard Medical School quad by artists from the Art Institute of Boston in…
Letter to John C. Warren from Dr. Benjamin Barrett
The letter discusses methods employed in setting a hip dislocation as a result of the ongoing trial, Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes.
Portions of humerus removed for an ununited fracture after gunshot wound
Case history:From an unidentified soldier whose arm was shattered by gunshot in mid-April 1862. Immediately after the injury fragments were removed from the arm, the ends of the fractured bone were sawed off, and fit together. After six months…
Head cast of Phineas Gage made during his life, 1850
Plaster head cast of a man with significant head trauma. Cast is attached to plaster pedestal base and the entire work is painted white.
Celluloid shirt collar
This collar was worn by a Boston streetcar motorman who was subject to attacks of dizziness and loss of consciousness on the job. Upon examination at Massachusetts General Hospital, it was determined that when the motorman turned his head, his stiff…
Letters to John C. Warren from Bradford
Two short letters sent in order to organize and prepare Warren's writing for publishing.
Cannon Moulages
In 1943, Dr. Cannon joined the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He served in the plastic surgery unit at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Pennsylvania, as assistant chief and then chief. This unit performed over 15,000 operations without…
Carl Zeiss Jena monocular microscope
Black enamel compound monocular microscope with brass knobs and objectives used by Lynne M. Reid and S. Burt Wolbach before her. Nose-piece contains four objective lenses. Illuminator has aperture to control light levels. More modern wooden…
Post-mortem set in wooden case, 1860 - 1880 [WAM 20441]
Post-mortem set of fifteen instruments.
Excised head of humerus
This amputated head of the left humerus was excised from a soldier in the American Civil War. He was shot at the battle of Fredericksburg. The amputation was performed sometime after the injury by Algernon Coolidge and was successful. The soldier was…
"A treatise on dislocations and on fractures of the joints"
This renowned publication catalogues different types of dislocations and lists their appropriately corresponding treatment. It was referenced throughout the trial of Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes.
Fractured radius and ulna with gun shot wound
Case history: This radius and ulna was from a 35 year old soldier injured on July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg. His radius was fractured by gunshot and his ulna by a two inch long piece of fragmented gun barrel. The soft tissue of the soldier's arm was…
Wooden binaural stethoscope, late 19th century
Denison’s type of stethoscope. The ear pieces are made of dark brown wood (?) which lead into flexible woven tubes and a large chest piece. Originally this type of stethoscope comes with three interchangeable chest pieces for hearing different types…
Detecto Physician Scale, 1930-1987
Detecto Physician Scale with 350 lb. capacity used in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Longitudinal Study of Child Health and Development (1930-1987)
Dissection Kit of E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte, 1950-1959
Dissection Kit owned and used E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte. Kit is a tied roll of canvas with inside pocket-inserts holding a variety of picks, scissors, and tweezers
Ernst Leitz monocular microscope
Black enamel compound monocular microscope with brass knobs and objectives. Circular mirror light scope. Three objectives attached to scope. Contained in wooden microscope case with brass handle. Case contains four objectives housed in interior…
Krogh Wedge Spirometer, early 20th century
Brass wedge spirometer on rectangular platform base. Spirometer attaches to base via metal pole. This spirometer was used by filling the rectangular basin with water and having the patient blow through the attached tube. The top piece moved up and…
Letter to John C. Warren from J. F. Flagg
The letter speaks of a drawing of the Os Innominatum that the author will send to Warren in order to illustrate his point in the trial of Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes.
Letter to John C. Warren from J. F. Flagg
The letter contains a discussion of both Charles Lowell's hip diagnosis as well as the court case, Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes.
Right scapula, showing a well-defined circular rifle ball perforation
This scapula was found or removed from an unidentified soldier injured on a Virginia battlefield in 1863.
Inscription: "984 12-3 Civil War Gettysburg" written on the underside of the base in pencil; Hand written label "984. Gun Shot Fracture."…
Inscription: "984 12-3 Civil War Gettysburg" written on the underside of the base in pencil; Hand written label "984. Gun Shot Fracture."…
Letter to John C. Warren from Harrison Gray
The letter suggests to Dr. Warren that he publish his work on the Lowell vs. Faxon and Hawkes case independently of Charles Lowell. Lowell wants to publish the Deposition, but uses the defendant's names freely, so Gray encourages him to go to the…
Chess Pieces
The wooden chess set pieces were carved by Zabdiel Boylston Adams and Fred Guyer during internment at Libby Prison in May 1864. Both were Captains in the Union army and injured and captured at the Battle of Wilderness.
Cohn centrifuge bowls
After World War II, Harvard researcher Edwin Joseph Cohn (1892-1953) devised a small centrifuge in which a donor's blood could be quickly separated into its components and stored more efficiently. The centrifugal force employed divides the heavier…
Painted foam and wood teaching model of the human embryo
Teaching model of human embryo designed and used by Elizabeth Hay. Three separate and interactive pieces. Hard plastic shell painted red inside and blue outside with blue pom poms attached to exterior and small red polystyrene block on inner right…
Plaster model of embryo aged 6-7 weeks
Unpainted plaster model of human embryo head. Model sectioned at mid-body to expose tail interior. Plaster set on wire mesh. Part of a set of teaching models.
Plaster model of embryo aged 7-8 weeks
Unpainted plaster model of human embryo head. Model sectioned at mouth aperture. Plaster set on wire mesh. Part of a set of teaching models.
Plaster model of embryo aged 17-20 days
Unpainted plaster model of human embryo. Part of a set of teaching models.
Plaster model of embryo aged 5-6 weeks
Unpainted plaster model of human embryo head. Model sectioned at mid-body to expose tail interior. Plaster set on wire mesh. Part of a set of teaching models.
Plaster model of embryo aged 8-10 weeks
Unpainted plaster model of human embryo head. Plaster set on wire mesh. Part of a set of teaching models.
Elizabeth D. Hay Embryological models
During her tenure as an HMS professor and researcher, Elizabeth Dexter Hay (1927-2007) achieved many notable
Charles Lowell's pelvis and right and left femurs
Computerized tomography scan of the Charles Lowell's pelvis and distal ends of left and right femurs, mounted on wooden base painted black
Small intestine of a lizard, magnified four times
Microscope slide of the small intestine of a lizard. Small intestine composed of a thick section of tissue encased in clear resin. Tissue image is magnified four times.
Thoracic vertebra with cut-mark
Vertebra of a 25 year old man who was stabbed in the middle of the right side of the neck with a broad and sharp knife, and was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital, arriving approximately an hour after the injury, pale and with a diminished…
Mounted snapping turtle skeleton, 1855 [WAM 00179]
Articulated skeleton of a snapping turtle mounted on black painted wooden base
Stella musculosa nuchae
Border lines of knowledge, in some provinces of medical science is a published and somewhat expanded version of Holmes’ introductory lecture to the students at Harvard Medical School at the opening of term on November 6, 1861. Although he refers to…
Mounted preparation showing first intercostal arteries
Dried and injected anatomical preparation mounted onto black wooden base. Coated with unknown preservative.
Back of wooden base has red diagram showing origin and distribution of intercostal arteries.
Back of wooden base has red diagram showing origin and distribution of intercostal arteries.
Sweat glands, magnified ten times
Microscope slide of human sweat glands stained and mounted by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Tissue is magnified ten times.
Transverse section of muscle tissue, magnified ten times
Microscope slide exhibiting a transverse section of human muscle tissue, stained and mounted by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Tissue is magnified ten times.
Muscle sarcolemma of a frog, magnified four times
Microscope slide of the muscle sarcolemma of a frog, stained and mounted by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Tissue is magnified four times.
Fractured humerus with healed amputation
Case history: From an active, and powerful man who served as an artillerist in the American Civil War. In 1864, his hand was severely injured by the premature discharge of a cannon. It was amputated at the wrist joint. Subsequently, the forearm was…
Model of human placenta
Model of human placenta designed in the style of Elizabeth Hay by Harvard Student Eric Horn. Used as instruction in HMS embryology coursework. Painted blue, green, light red, red, and purple to highlight various parts of placenta. Amniotic ectoderm…
Letter to John C. Warren
A doctor sends the letter to Warren after reading his pamphlet on dislocations of the hip.