MIMM - Medical Instruments and Materia Medica

Pair of metal nasal curettes consisting of a small scoop at the end of a thick handle engraved: "FANNIN/DUBLIN/& BELFAST". Each is a mirror image of the other, possibly for use in either nostril.

Small black metal scoop.

Thin, metal spring-loaded pressure probe in brown case. Probe marked with a scale (0-300), the maker's name "R. DÉTERT GR" and the code "G.R.G.M. 70441". The lid of the case is inscribed "Federnde Drucksonde n. Geh. Rat Lucae" in golden lettering.

Thin metal probe in metal case with lid. Probe is dented. Case is engraved with the maker's name "DOWN", which is encircled, and the word "ENGLAND".

Pair of metal elevators attached to length of ribbon. One is curved, the other is straight. Both have pointed ends and are engraved with the maker's name, Arnold & Sons, London.

Small tubular torch, two batteries, aural speculum and other accessories in red leatherette case. Body of torch is engraved "MADE IN U.S.A./SANCY LIGHT/REG. TRADE MARK/PATENTS APPLIED FOR" and the word "TERRY'S" appears below the screw on the detachable clip attached to one end of the torch.

Pair of tracheostomy tubes. Both engraved "FANNIN/DUBLIN". The smaller of the two engraved with [size] number "22" and the larger with the number "24".

Pair of metal eustachian catheters. Narrow body, which curves towards the tip. Small metal loop attached to the wider end. One engraved with the number "9", the other with the number "11".

Set of three [silver] aural specula in a small, tiger's eye coloured [bakelite] case. The maker's name "E.M. HESSLER" engraved on the largest of the specula.

Rectangular black faux-leather box with front locks and handle, containing an incomplete Felma-made high-frequency radiation device. The device consists of a cable and outlet with two control buttons on the side panel, connected to a wired handle and several glass attachments (10 out of 22 present), housed in compartments. Included are a leaflet and an instruction book printed in German by Felma G.M.B.H. Used for violet ray electrotherapy. Donated by Sylvia Meyers.

Glass jar containing spool of silkworm gut ligatures. In orginal cardboard tube. Labels on jar and tube read "FINEST SELECTED/SILK-WORM GUT/LIGATURES/MEDIUM/Prepared in London" and "CARBOLIC".

Metal tuning fork in wooden case. Fork sits on one circular foot.

Universal screw rubber dam clamp. Metal. Engraved "PAT./DEC.26.76" and in several places with the number "62". Accompanying label states "devised by Dr. E. Parmley Brown, 1899."

Set of greyish green rosary beads.

Metal handheld dynamometer. Oval in shape. Central scale has two hands and is engraved with the words "TRACTION (ZUG)", "PRESSION (DRUCK)", "AESCULAP" and "BOULITTE"; the number "86" [or "98"] engraved on the back. Device used to measures muscle strength.

Wooden dispensing scale with a detachable brass beam and pans, mounted on the base, and a drawer containing a paper envelope with several brass weights. Engraved with Cook & Sons logo.

Clear glass graduated burette, comprising a long hollow tube with a stopcock (stopper missing). Engraved with a federal eagle used since 1949 in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Invented by Head Nurse Wintle at Queen’s Hospital, this percussion reflex hammer features a white plastic handle, a metal head with a rubber ring at one end, and a tapered end at the other for plantar reflex testing. Marked 'Riester CE'.

Wooden case with locking hooks at the front, lined with red silk and velvet. Contains an incomplete Sikes brass hydrometer set, missing two weights, and an ivory-based graduated thermometer embossed with the maker’s name. Donated by Maurice McAuliffe; originally belonged to Dr Denis McAuliffe of Fermoy, Co. Cork.

Amputating bone saw composed of a metal frame with a wooden handle and a screw-in, detachable, fine-toothed blade.

Black faux-leather rectangular case with button lid. Interior lined with white cotton and printed instructions. Contains assorted uterector plates (metallic screw-shaped contraceptive spirals) and a spring-loaded introducer with finger rests. Includes introducer and printed instructions. Set is incomplete as slide gauge, scale, and one spiral are missing. Patented and made by Bley Corporation.