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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)
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…
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…
"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.
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…
Post-mortem set in wooden case, 1860 - 1880 [WAM 20441]
Post-mortem set of fifteen instruments.
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…
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…
Letters to John C. Warren from Bradford
Two short letters sent in order to organize and prepare Warren's writing for publishing.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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. Franklin Bache
The letter is sent as a result of an article that appeared in the "N.A Medicine and Surgery Journal".
Section of human incisor, magnified by two times
Microscope slide of a cross section of a human incisor
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.