Directory of Medical and Scientific Resources

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• Alan Walker

  http://www.alanwalker-barometers.com/
  Photographs of a collection of stick barometers and wheel barometers, with details of their dates and history. Restoration and sales offered.

• Alex Peck Antique Scientifica

  http://antiquescientifica.com/
  Sells antique medical, surgical, dental, and Civil War medical related artifacts. Online illustrated catalogue and archive of sold items.

• Allan Wissner

  http://www.antique-microscopes.com/
  Buyer of antique microscopes presents articles, photographs, and list of patents.

• Antique Spectacles and Other Visual Aids

  http://www.antiquespectacles.com/
  Historical and educational links with pictures.

• Antiques of Science and Technology

  http://scitechantiques.com/
  Historical instruments of science and technology, for sale, repaired, and bought, for collectors, museums, awards for scientific achievements, replications for historical research and scientific movie props.

• Ars Machina

  http://arsmachina.com/
  Buys and sells antique brass microscopes and telescopes. Credit Cards accepted.

• Cathode Ray Tube Site

  http://www.crtsite.com/
  A collection of x-ray, camera and cathode ray tubes (CRTs), as well as other electronic glassware. Includes the history of old physics equipment and links to similar sites.

• EBL Historical Collection

  http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/diglib/sc_diglib/hc/nostrums/advertising.html
  Images of medicine-makers advertising cards.

• Edison's Universal Stock Ticker

  http://www.edisonticker.com/
  A collection of antique tickertape machines which details the histors of Wall Street and the stock market.

• Eye Antiques and Collectibles

  http://www.eyeantiques.com/
  Eye antiques display items from the ophthalmic past including glasses spectacles, ophthalmoscopes, microscopes, and eye exam items.

• Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Collection

  http://www.orau.org/ptp/museumdirectory.htm
  Photos and descriptions of radiation-related items from the past, including dosimeters, electroscopes, ionization chambers, radioactive sources, safety posters, quack cures, geiger-mueller counters, fluoroscopes used to fit shoes, and x-ray apparatus.

• Here Today, Here Tomorrow

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/ephemera/
  Online exhibit of varieties of medical ephemera.

• International Society of Antique Scale Collectors (ISASC)

  http://www.isasc.org/
  Galleries of scales, weights, and measures. Scale tutorial, membership information and application.

• Kunstkammer Georg Laue

  http://www.kunstkammer.com/
  A Kunstkammer collection of 'curiosities and wonders', where Renaissance and Baroque art meet science. Objects made from a variety of exotic materials are displayed with accompanying educational text.

• Medical and Scientific Antique Collection

  http://www.curiousscience.com/
  Curious Science is a specialist dealer in medical, scientific and curiosity antiques from around the world. The shop is located in Fulham, London, UK.

• Medical and Scientific Instruments

  http://www.amber-ambre-inclusions.info/ing-medical__instruments.htm
  A collection of medical instruments used in anesthesia and gynecology with a section on medical electricity. (In Italian, French and English)

• Medical Antiques Collector

  http://www.collectmedicalantiques.com/
  Dedicated to the history of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and quackery as found in the antiques and art of the past. Introduction to the hobby and tips for beginners.

• Medical Antiques Online

  http://www.antiquemed.com/
  Collection includes images and descriptions of stethoscopes and other medical items.

• MedicalAntiques

  http://www.medicalantiques.com/
  Educational site for collectors and those interested in antique medical, surgical, and bloodletting instruments.

• Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

  http://www.museumofquackery.com/
  Offers displays of quackery, fraud, deceit and deception; an online collection of medical chicanery.

• Nationwide Barometers

  http://www.honitonbarometerclinic.co.uk/
  Repairs and restores antique and modern barometers. Includes shop hours. Located in Honiton, Devon, UK.

• Phisick

  http://www.phisick.com/
  Presents a collection grouped by medical specialty, with photographs and descriptions of each item.

• Scales and Weights

  http://www.scales-and-weights.com/
  A collection of all types of historical scales and weights from different periods of the past 3000 years.

• Scientific Medical & Mechanical Antiques

  http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/index.htm
  Complete articles are posted from the journal, American Artifacts, on early microscope makers, hand corn shellers, early surveying instruments, a variety of quack medical devices, as well as information on early patents.

• Sheffield Museum of Anaesthesia

  http://www.sthgas.com/museum/
  Includes selection of old anaesthetic equipment which offers an insight into the evolution of the specialty of anaesthesia over the past century.

• Simon Weber-Unger

  http://www.wisskab.com/
  Austrian dealer of antique medical and scientific instruments including globes.

• The Barometer Shop

  http://www.thebarometershop.co.uk/
  Buying, selling, repair, and restoration of antique mercurial and aneroid barometers, clocks and watches. Also restore other types of antiques. Includes examples of stock. Located in Leominster, England.

• The Gemmary

  http://www.gemmary.com/
  Sells a full range of scientific instruments, including globes and planetaria, mineralogical apparatus, microscopes and accessories, calculating apparatus, and physics demonstration apparatus.

• Weights of an Apothecary

  http://home.iprimus.com.au/davecoates/
  A resource site for the antique weights formerly used by apothecaries, chemists, druggists and pharmacists. Most British weights of the 19th and 20th centuries illustrated and described. A forum for exchange of information and discussion

• Wunderkammer Scientific Curiosities, Artefacts and Ephemera

  http://wunderkammer.com.au/
  Both a retail store and scientific and natural history museum specialising in medical and scientific instruments, natural history specimens and models. The website posts a news page every month.

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