{"id":465,"date":"2026-06-01T13:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museoottaviobadessa.it\/the-collections\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:12:37","slug":"the-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museoottaviobadessa.it\/en\/the-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"the collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COMPLETE INVENTORY OF DISPLAY CASE\/SHOWCASE EQUIPMENT<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FIRST ROOM<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 1<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Laryngeal Masks, designed in 1981 by Dr. Archie Brain <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Prototype of the masks, donated by the inventor (held by only 2 museums in the world: R.C.A. in London and the Villafranca Museum) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Videocassettes demonstrating the operation of the masks <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 2<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Extractor for bladder stones in metal spiral and horsehair (mid-19th century \u2013 extremely rare instrument, only 2 known specimens in the world) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above: High-relief pillar dedicated &#8220;To the Doctors Fallen in War&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 3<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Crystal female urinal (pappagallo) \u2013 early 20th century <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Majolica vaginal douche tool (late 19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 4<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Glass feeding bottles (used in France, late 19th century) \u2013 the 1st has the child&#8217;s name engraved and an ivory cap <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 5<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>19 Disposable military vials for field blood sampling (with anticoagulant liquid still inside, needle embedded in the glass) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plaque of Cav. Dr. Ottavio Badessa, Physician and Surgeon  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Needle container (early 20th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 6<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 Various syringes in bakelite and glass, metal and glass, or all glass, with regulating screw <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Syringe holders <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 7<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ring syringe with a long, thin needle for extensive local anesthesia (equipped with a two-way valve and suction spring) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ring syringe with a long, thin needle for extensive local anesthesia (equipped with a two-way valve) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal box with ring syringe, needles of various gauges, and a two-way valve for cavity emptying <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ring syringe with a long curved nozzle for cavity irrigation <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Insulin syringe with colored glass piston, in a metal box (1920s\/30s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Syringe holders <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Videocassette <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 8<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small pocket container with a bottle of &#8220;Salts&#8221; (ammonia) \u2013 1920s\/30s <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8 Various glass injectors, some with bakelite parts <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Cylindrical compressed cardboard container with a sealed vial containing a capillary <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 9<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Portable military anesthesia machine, complete and never used (tubes for nitrous oxide, oxygen, and air) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9 Various &#8220;Gord&#8221; needles, complete with container with spare rubber discs and tongue depressors (one with oxygen attachment) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Mouth gags for tonsillectomy <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Heister mouth gag (also used as an intercostal retractor in thoracic surgery) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9 Various &#8220;tongue-pulling&#8221; forceps <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Cyclopropane canister (highly explosive anesthetic gas) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Ethyl chloride spray vials (local anesthesia or induction) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Tongue depressors <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Tube clamp <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Nozzles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 Tracheotomy cannulas <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Pulse watch <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Military oxygen masks (USA) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Jackson pediatric laryngoscope in brass with built-in 6V lamp <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Nasal anesthesia mask (dental procedures) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Braun anesthesia apparatus for Ether or Chloroform (1920s\/1930s, military use) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Nasal anesthesia mask (second specimen) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 16 nozzles + 2 external + 2 rubber cannulas <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Bottles of sterile injectable solutions for hypodermoclysis <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Anesthesia mask <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Pressure gauges <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 10-11<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Aspirators with pressure gauge and push-button switch <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Pressure gauges for O2 and N2O cylinders <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Oxygen therapy regulator with pressure gauge <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Colorimetric device for measuring CO2 in the anesthetic circuit <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Pediatric &#8220;soda lime&#8221; containers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Ethyl chloride spray vials <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete anesthesia apparatus with Trilene for minor procedures and analgesia in childbirth (with 5 vials) \u2013 formerly belonging to Dr. Ottavio Badessa <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9 Analgizer tubes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Disposable mouthpiece for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Large size bag for American respirator (circa 1930-40) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Rubber part to be applied to metal masks <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Black bakelite mask with ether\/chloroform reservoir and oxygen attachment <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Red rubber mask with valve <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Chrome-plated metal masks for short anesthesia with Ether or Ethyl Chloride <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Schimmelbusch mask (1920s\/30s \u2013 ether or chloroform anesthesia) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Juillard mask <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Esmarch masks <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ether bottle <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Bottles for ether or chloroform <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Penthrane vaporizer <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal dropper <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Aspirator containers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal aspirator <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 12<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ombredanne apparatus (French version ca. 1908-1910) for ether\/chloroform, complete with dried pig&#8217;s bladder bag <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Rendle ether mask (likely similar to the one used by Hewitt for King Edward VII in 1902) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ombredanne apparatus (English version 1910\/12) for ether\/chloroform, complete with dried pig&#8217;s bladder bag <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ombredanne apparatus (Italian version ca. 1909-10) for ether\/chloroform, complete with box and dried pig&#8217;s bladder bag <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Ombredanne apparatuses (Italian version \u2013 third and fourth specimens of the collection) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete set of rotameters and vaporizer <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Trilene inhaler for analgesia in childbirth <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ether vaporizer from a Boyle anesthesia machine <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 13<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete set of 14 surgical instruments with oval container (American military: catgut, silk, needles, and sterilization box) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Roll of steel suture wire <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Forceps for small eyelets of various sizes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Boxes with Paquelin Thermocautery + 12 metal pieces <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Metal tools + 1 pouch with 5 files <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Vials with sterile catgut <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal box for sterile compresses <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 Various surgical instruments <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13 Extractors for bullets and foreign bodies <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Suprapubic cannulas with ebony handles (mid-19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Long knife with ebony handle for anatomical sectioning (mid-19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Sterile threads <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Diathermy handles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Tensioners for wire saw + metal wire <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Scale (found in the operating complex of an old hospital) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 American metal surgical instrument box (World War II) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Transformer for medical electrical devices (low voltage light) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 14<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Military surgical box with 18 instruments (saw, hammer, ebony handle \u2013 late 18th century, Napoleonic battles?) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete set of 4 scalpels in their own metal box <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Wooden box with 9 urethral dilators (formerly belonging to Dr. Ottavio Badessa) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 Various urethral probes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 &#8220;Gillette&#8221; device for sharpening razor blades in the operating room (1930s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Electronic nerve detector for use during surgery (modern) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Durex box with rubber finger cots <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Circular support for vials to be sterilized <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Bandage winder <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Extensible forceps for picking up soiled gauze from the floor <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Hemostasis instrument with brass screw systems (years 1718-1900) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Bilateral hernia containment belt in leather and hide (1940s\/50s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Needle container <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Vaseline dispenser <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7 Various probes and thin sounds <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Sterilizable automatic deodorant and disinfectant emitter <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small autoclave basket <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Electric boiler for sterilizing instruments and syringes (formerly belonging to Dr. Ottavio Badessa) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Bandage winder (second specimen) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 New tool (cautery) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 15 \u2013 Corridor showcase (84 main tools)<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Reflex hammers (formerly belonging to Dr. Ottavio Badessa) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Various biopsy forceps <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Whetstone for sharpening scalpels (used by Dr. Ottavio Badessa) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Tracheotomy retractor <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Skull drilling instrument with depth regulator <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Smallpox vaccination instruments <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Famous painting by Rembrandt <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forceps for applying and removing &#8220;clips&#8221; (dual use) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SECOND ROOM<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 16<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 &#8220;High frequency&#8221; attachments and relative handle (see also Section No. 28) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Electroshock machine (gift of Prof. Nino Ioli) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Boiler with 22 tools + group of 13 tools (gift of Doctors Arcangelo and Antonello Franco in memory of their father Dr. Rosario Franco, local physician) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 Bottles and 3 books by Prof. Claude Jasmin <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 17<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Leaded gloves for radiology (hand protection for radiologist\/orthopedist) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Fluorescent screen for fluoroscopy (used to see before taking the X-ray or for manipulation\/fracture reduction) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Dental negatoscope (very rare instrument) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 X-ray generating cathode tubes (taken from the Gorla-Siama apparatus used by Dr. Ottavio Badessa) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Lead containers for transporting radioisotopes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Apparatus for the production of radioisotopes (1950s\/1960s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 &#8220;Plate-holding&#8221; tweezers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 Darkroom lamps <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Microscope with 3 rotating objectives (early 20th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Nachet brass microscope with 2 rotating objectives, in a Nachet-marked box (late 19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Drum microscope complete with box (first half of the 19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Brass microscope with 2 rotating objectives \u2013 London, late 19th century <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Maya figurine depicting a patient with angina pectoris <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Maya figurine depicting an ascitic patient <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Maya figurine depicting a Peruvian doctor <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Wooden box <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9 Glass slides + 4 glass vials <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 Bottles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 18<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 French ionizer complete with accessories and literature (4 volumes) \u2013 early 20th-century medicine for conveying drug ions to the body <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25 Dropper bottles (one with a label from the Cardiel Pharmacy in Caltagirone) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Bowls <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 19<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 5 ophthalmic surgery tools with ivory and bone handles (mid-19th century, pre-sterilization) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 4 tools + 1 small scissors for ophthalmic surgery <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 5 ophthalmic surgery tools (sterilizable, more recent) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 Ophthalmic surgery tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small box with pen magnet (for metallic foreign bodies in the eye) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Slit lamp (donated by Dr. Umberto Mondello) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Javal ophthalmometer (donated by Dr. Umberto Mondello) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Wilbur Marple ophthalmoscope (ivory handle, without electric current \u2013 year 1906) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Marple ophthalmoscope, complete with transformer attachment <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Transformer for medical electrical devices <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 5 ophthalmic surgery tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small wooden box with ophthalmic scalpel (for cataracts) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Eye measurement tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Bottles of eye drops <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Book &#8220;Diseases of the Eye&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Book &#8220;The Fundus of the Eye&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with lens apparatus <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small bottle of refreshing drops <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Tweezers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Lens containers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small box with 16 enzyme sachets <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>31 Books <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 20<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Complete craniotomy sets with ebony handles (mid-19th century \u2013 for extracting the fetus in case of intrauterine death) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Gold-plated cannulas used as contraceptives (precursors to the &#8220;coil&#8221; \u2013 fixed to the cervix, very dangerous) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal box with instruments for uterine curettage (formerly belonging to Dr. Ottavio and Paolo Badessa): 19 retractors, 2 vaginal retractors, 14 curettes, 11 dilating instruments <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Electric nebulizer in its own box (late 19th\/early 20th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Aerosol therapy units in four different models <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Lady&#8217;s handbag aerosol <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete &#8220;Silbe&#8221; atomizer <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Boxes of backlit instruments for cavity exploration (1950s-60s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 &#8220;Medicine for Man&#8221; cases <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Videocassette &#8220;Antibiotica colloquia&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>21 Booklets <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>39 Volumes of general medicine (Testut \u2013 anatomy and others) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 21<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Various childbirth instruments (forceps of various shapes and sizes) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Vacuum extractor for fetal extraction (in use since the late 1950s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Instrument for looking inside the vagina (small size, for virgins) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 &#8220;Corkscrew&#8221; tools for holding the uterus during hysterectomy <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Uterine clamp for hysterectomy surgery <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Pelvimeter (to assess pelvic width relative to the fetus) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Instrument for pulling the fetus <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Obstetric stethoscope in wood and rubber tube lined with silk braid (ca. 1910) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13 Pessaries of various sizes for vaginal prolapse <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Pessaries in original box <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Glass breast pump with ivory nozzle <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Sleep bio-inducer for infants (1950s, simulates the maternal heartbeat) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Videocassettes (gastroenterology and systemic mycoses) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25 Volumes on internal medicine <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 22<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ceramic foot warmer <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Electromedical device by Dr. A. Mundo <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>29 Various small bottles (some with Gugliotta Pharmacy label from Patti) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal container <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10 Bottles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Containers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 23<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete orthopedic box with 19 instruments for surgery <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Antique drills for orthopedic surgery (one with attachment for Kirschner wire \u2013 operating at 120V, 1930s-40s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Thickness gauge <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Spatula <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Surgical instrument for fixing &#8220;greenstick&#8221; fractures <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 Various bridges for phalangeal traction <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Electric vibro-massager complete with accessories (1930s-40s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Manual hand-cranked vibro-massager (Scandinavian, 1920s-30s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Working &#8220;drop&#8221; drill (150V) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Bone-cutting wire <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 Various tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Sluder &#8220;guillotines&#8221; for tonsillectomy <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box complete with mirror otoscope, magnifying lenses, and small mirror <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Folding metal tongue depressor <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 &#8220;Tuning forks&#8221; (formerly belonging to Dr. Ottavio and Paolo Badessa) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Extensible mirrors for otologists <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Brunton otoscope in silvered nickel silver with optical prism and lenses (late 19th century, very rare instrument) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Adjustable nasal retractors <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Corkscrew-style otological instrument for earwax plugs <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Large frontal syringes for irrigation (one in glass and metal, one in bauxite \u2013 early 1900s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Head mirrors for ENT <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Hearing aid for the deaf with battery and headband (early 1900s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 Volumes &#8220;Medica Italiana&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Volumes &#8220;Human Anatomy&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>36 Various volumes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 24<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 2 glass containers, red rubber tube, dropper, and needle for blood transfusions (bears the name of Prof. Dogliotti) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Special plastic infuser for liquids and special substances (modern) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Luminous sign for the car of the &#8220;Doctor on Home Visit&#8221; (formerly belonging to Dr. Paolo Badessa, 1950s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with oscillometer for measuring arterial tone in the limbs <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with oscillometer for measuring circulation in the lower limbs <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete box of &#8220;Arial Disk&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with Ismelin vials (for sympathetic-type limb pain) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>11 Modern &#8220;Port-a-Cath&#8221; for chemotherapy (various sizes and materials) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Glass drippers with ground-glass stopcock (for laboratories) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Glass and water &#8220;Venturi&#8221; aspirator (for analysis laboratories) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Glass goblet with 3 hydrometers for various liquids <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Spirit burner (laboratory spirit lamp) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small tube of &#8220;Cafiaspirina&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small laboratory bottle <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Tweezers for clamping rubber tubes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Container with thermometer <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Empty containers <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Thermometer <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box of &#8220;State Quinine&#8221; tablets <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 6 glass cupping jars with suction pump (early 1900s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 12 glass cupping jars complete with large metal syringe <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 White rubber instrument <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12 Various tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Syringe with 3 boxes of needles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Needle containers (donated by Dr. Mundo) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>65 Various books and Ciba magazines <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 25<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Apparatus for &#8220;Therapeutic Pneumothorax&#8221; complete with box (1930s\/40s \u2013 for pulmonary tuberculosis) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Nasal oxygen diffuser (modern) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 New and modern reflex hammer <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Boxes with equipment for thoracentesis (1940s\/1950s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Boxes for &#8220;thoracentesis&#8221; (perfect, with syringe, tubes, needles, directional valves) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Scarificator for smallpox vaccination <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 &#8220;Trocar&#8221; tips with cannulas of various sizes (for draining ascites) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Triangular-shaped object in brass-plated metal <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal container <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Attachments for enema in black bakelite <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Large pewter syringe for &#8220;self-enema&#8221; (late 19th century, bought in London) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete box for pediatric enema in pewter (horn nozzle, silk tube \u2013 second half of the 19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Apparatus for baptizing the child before birth (with holy water, inserted into the uterus) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Large pewter syringe for rectal therapy <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete phonendoscope in a chrome-plated metal box (1940s\/50s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete box for sympathicotherapy with 5 pieces and instructions in French <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Tube of &#8220;Preludin&#8221; tablets (contained amphetamine, used as an anorectic) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Phonendoscope with strap without tubes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Circular Swedish cardboard box for &#8220;Pharmacy&#8221; tablets <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Wooden stethoscope (formerly belonging to Dr. Ottavio Badessa, used for many years) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Tabletop mercury sphygmomanometers (1940s\/50s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small container for menthol <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Dispenser box for wooden tongue depressors <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Attachments for enema in black bakelite <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>39 Various volumes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 26<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Wooden box with 3 drawers: 1st drawer (23 pieces), 2nd drawer (10 pieces), 3rd drawer (9 pieces) \u2013 complete equipment for an itinerant dentist <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal box <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 1 syringe and 3 needles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Ultrasonic device for dental tartar removal (one of the first for this type of therapy) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Metal tools for tartar <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Bottles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Tools with rubber tube <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Swedish Pharmacy bottles (about a century ago, from the auction of a deceased Swedish pharmacist&#8217;s house) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 27<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Large-size rotating magnet electro-medical device (early 1900s, Faradic current, in a wooden box with key) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Rotating magnet electro-medical device, smaller box with brass braid conductors (late 19th century, &#8220;Electrotherapy for nervous diseases&#8221;) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Battery-powered electro-medical device for electrotherapy (early 1900s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Potassium Bichromate and Sulfuric Acid electromedical device, complete with accessories and instructions (last half of the 19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 English battery-powered electro-medical device for electrotherapy (early 1900s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Small glass bottles + 1 instruction sheet <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Objective holders + 2 boxes with slides <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Brass microscope with a single objective, very antique (London, late 19th century) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Brass &#8220;field&#8221; microscope with 2 objectives and circular slides (early 1900s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Mounted microscope lenses for vascular\/ophthalmic microsurgery, in their own box (1920s\/30s) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 Swedish pharmacy bottles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Section No. 28<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Below:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Complete apparatus for &#8220;High frequency&#8221; therapy with 10 pieces (neuromuscular stimulator, early 1900s, working) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20 &#8220;High frequency&#8221; attachments with relative handle <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>In the center:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 50 tablets + 20 Laudanum tablets <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Bottle of iodine tincture for external use <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box with 50 tablets of Basic Bismuth Nitrate and opium (empty) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box of Adrenaline Hydrochloride T.V. with 6 vials <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Bottle of Acetylsalicylic Acid <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Various small bottles in clear glass <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 Various small bottles with red caps (gift of Dr. Franco Arcangelo) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 Various small bottles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Small box of Narcopon Coronidi with 2 vials <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 Small metal boxes for needles of various sizes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 White rectangular container with 1 saw + 14 scissors <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>23 Various tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Box of metal needles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Boxes with 2 metal syringes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 ENT device with 3 metal ear cones <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal box <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Metal knife for filing <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Various tool <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Small metal tools <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Above:<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>61 Various books <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 Bottles and 3 books by Prof. Claude Jasmin (great oncologist from Paris) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXHIBITS OUTSIDE THE SHOWCASES<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Zeiss refractometer no. 1656 (ca. 1930) \u2013 donated by Mr. Umberto Mondello  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Straitjackets used in Italian asylums \u2013 donated by Prof. Nino Ioli <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Mannequin \u2013 donated by Mr. and Mrs. Nino and Nunzia Rizzo <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Blood coagulation device \u2013 gift of Dr. Antonino Mundo <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DONATION BY DR. 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Universo Rome) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Volume &#8220;Current Diagnosis&#8221; (Howard F. Conn, Ed. Universo) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 &#8220;Manuale di Pediatria&#8221; (R. Jemma, Soc. Editrice Libraria Milan) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Volumes &#8220;Compendio di Anatomia Descrittiva Umana&#8221; (Ed. Vallardi) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Volume &#8220;Ormonoterapia in Ginecologia&#8221; (Joachim Ufer, Morgaghi Ed.) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Volume &#8220;Traitement des Maladies V\u00e9th\u00e9euses des Membres Inf\u00e9rieurs&#8221; (Doin, J.D. Martinet) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 Volume &#8220;Atlas der Hautkrankheiten und der Syphilide&#8221; \u2013 Dr. S. 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