Tour of the science and medical museum in Florence, Italy.
Links to Museums, Related Web Sites, Collectors, and Dealers
Medicine
Medical history topics and references.
This would be a good place to spend some time during your trip to Switzerland.
This is a wonderful reference site exhibiting the collection of Gianfranco Rocchini
Dr. David Fleishman's large collection of spectacles and related information.
These specially prepared anatomic models of the recently deceased in various poses are on display around the world.
This is a nice and varied collection.
Jean-Pierre Martin has created this website related to the history of medicine and medical antiques. Very interesting, but in French.
Interesting collection of hearing devices from the collection of Dr. Max. Goldstein.
More information and exhibits related to general medical history.
A good anatomic reference.
Since 2001 the Echo project has used the Internet to collect and present
the history of science, technology, and industry.
The Yale Library has several interesting collections, including quite a few OB instruments.
An excellent bibliography of resources related to the history of medicine
with related museums and organizations. Wonderful links.
Reference material from around the world.
These are some of the finest wax models ever produced, found in Florence, Italy.
There is a good deal of information, but it takes a while to navigate through to see the instruments.
This is an excellent resource for medical museums around the world.
An online collections of well over a thousand photos of objects representing a wide range of medical practice and craftsmanship.
This is a helpful guide to the many medical museums in London.
Though there are many exhibits related to medicine and health care, this is a fascinating museum primarily dedicated to military medicine beginning with the American Civil War. It is located in Silver Spring, Maryland just outside of Washington, DC and included on display is the bullet fragment that killed President Lincoln.
This is an excellent source of images of medical antiques.
This a an excellent source for images of the history of medicine
A fabulous resource for anatomic history and medical instruments.
A nice site for an general overview of medical history.
A wonderful anatomic collection of one of the founders of modern surgery.
A good reference for the history of surgery.
One of the finest collections of medical and scientific instruments in the world.
an excellent resource for the history of medicine and a great visit to see the anatomic collection.
Publications, articles, and photos from the National Library of Medicine.
This is another reference for medical images from the National Library of Medicine
An interesting place to visit in Frederick, Maryland with lots of artifacts and military information.
This medical museum was at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a branch of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, but it is now closed to the public. It will reopen in the fall of 2011 in the Forest Glen Annex in Silver Spring, Maryland. This is an excellent place to spend the day where you may see relics from the Civil War and a wonderful microscope collection.
An excellent reference for images related to the history of medicine.
Contained here is an extraordinary collection of online images. Here in London is also a large library and museum highlighted by its ceramic collection.
This link to the Wellcome is for their reference section. See the other link in this section to their large collection of medical images -- instruments, illustrations, etc.
Several dispalys on the history of medicine.
A fine review of the history of radiology from Emory University.
Dentistry
This is a collection of beautiful museum quality dental antiques and furniture.
Interesting exhibits on all aspects of the history of dentistry. A good visit!
Pharmacy
Topics and good links related top pharmaceutical subjects.
Pharmacy collectibles (also drugstore and apothecary) run the gamut from medicine bottles to scales to 'show globes' — large glass balls used as window displays.
a pharmacy museum with pictures of show globes and other pharmacy items.
Quackery
We have unfortunately lost Dr. Linden, but his family has retained a lot of his collection and several pieces are for sale on the Internet.
Jeff has a wonderful site that contains a great deal of information on the history of electrical quackery and also has items for sale!
This is the museum established by Bob McCoy-- lots of information on quack devices and several very good videos with demonstrations.
One of the largest collections of quack items in the world,
and a must visit when in Minneapolis, MN.
Dealers
a few medical and quack items for sale
Alex Peck is one of the major antique dealers in the world and has one of the more informative sites.
A nice Swiss site for medical and scientific antiques by Marc Andre & Marlyse Perret
David Burns is one of the major medical antique dealers in the world, based in the UK.
Ed Welch has been a medical antique dealer for years and has a wide ranging inventory.
This is an excellent resource of dealers, some from England and others from around the world.
This is a list of medical and related antiques from the Fleaglass web site. It is quite extensive and contains many instruments and cased sets from various dealers associated with Fleaglass, many of which have been offered through eBay in the past. There area number of high end offerings here.
This is a site for the sale of medical and dental instruments.
Many inexpensive medical antiques for sale here.
This is a West Coast online antique resource where you may find some unusual anatomic models along with other unusual medical antiques. Jim & Sidsia Caswell are the proprietors.
A small collection of medical and dental instruments for sale, well presented.
The bookstore of Alain Brieux contains a large assortment of very fine early medical books, and all for sale. Also available are a number of early French medical antiques, which you can see either by visiting the bookstore in Paris or by subscribing to the store catalogue which is updated 2 or 3 times a year.
This is the very eclectic site of Brennan Dalsgard where one can purchase unusual pharmaceuticals along with strange curiosoties of all types. Unfortunately it suffers from the same problem common to many of these sites in that "sold" items are not removed, making it a bit frustrating for buyers.
Mike Gordon has been selling high quality medical, dental, and quack antiques for many years. He closed his personal web site and now sells through Fleaglass antiques.
A small site with an excellent history of stethoscopes by Eric Rackow.
A fine source for the purchase of antique medical books.
This is a wonderful antique shop in New York City to visit. Lots of very strange antiques and artifacts, some of which are related to medicine
Unfortunately Olgierd Lindan passed away several years ago and aside from being a close friend, he was an avid collector of quack medical devices. Some of these instruments remain for sale on a web site maintained by his family.
Peter Delehar is one of the most respected and earliest British dealers.
A wide variety of medical dental land apothecary artifacts for sale.
A nice collection of medical and optical instruments for sale.
John Gimesh is a retired pediatrician in North Carolina with a house full of antiques for sale. He also mails out a catalogue several times a year, and has a large collection of medical antiques for sale at Gettysburg (www.antiquecenter-getty.com).
A large site of pharmaceuticals for sale by Craig and Debbie Maxwell.
One of the better places to find high quality medical antiques.
Ed Welch is liquidating this rather large collection of medical antiques.
Alessandro Molinengo has a wonderful variety of medical and dental antiques for sale in Turin, Italy.
Steve Erenberg has a number of medical items for sale including anatomic models, dental, and quackery devices
A small collection of medical antiques for sale from Utrecht.
Ed Welch has a fairly broad collection of medical and dental antiques for sale.
Collectors
THIS IS MY SITE -- wonderful antiques with a lot of information for collectors! PLEASE visit my "Wish List" for items I am in search of.
Mr. Grantham has a very fine collection of destructive instruments.
This is a fine reference for those interested in obstetric instruments. The Gapultos collection.
This is Tom Yarborough's collection of bleeding instruments. A wonderful site that is a great reference on the subject.
A beautiful site from Israel for Dr. Gregory Ribitzky to show his dental collection.
Dr. Michael Echols is a retired dentist who has a large collection and deep knowledge of the history of Civil War cased sets.
A comprehensive look and antiques related to the eye by Gary Edwards in Hawaii. He also has some nice ophthalmic items for sale.
This is Dr. Doug Arbittier's wonderful site showing his collection and providing information for collectors. He specializes in bleeding devices and cased sets.
This is the private collection of Dr. Gregory Ribitzky in Israel. It is quite extensive and beautifully presented.
This is the well organized collection of Dr. Donald Blaufox
This is a collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century devices for measuring BP and pulse.
Dr. Laurie Slater's collection of medical and dental antiques. Included is a wonderful resource page with a lot of information for collectors.
On the website of the Swiss Lung League, Dr. Andreas Knoblauch has created a complete website to show his collection of medical antiques mainly dedicated to pulmonary medicine.
Ross is in the private practice of dentistry on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He is a collector of dental furniture and is one of the leading experts in that field in the United States.
Steve Erenberg has a large site of the very unusual in his collection with a number of items for sale (see the dealer section above). He is particularly interested in finding masks and helmets, radios, anatomic models, electric and quackery devices, models, cars, and microscopes.