Ebonite and glass laryngeal syringe

For intra-laryngeal injections.

Marketed between May 1939 and sometime in 1940

Octopus Tentacle Diaphanisation - Octopus vulgaris

Biological preparation

The purpose of diaphanisation is to make fabrics transparent. The fabrics are made transparent using a chemical process, and specific dyes are used.

The flesh is made transparent, and here the dyes will adhere to the skin that has not been removed.

All tentacles are different: illustrative photos

Deer antler sculpture - Totem Skulls on pedestal

Material : Antler

Origin: Hand-carved in Indonesia

Deer antler sculpture - Snake and Skulls Totem on pedestal

Material : Antler

Origin: Indonesia

Polished Southern Eland Skull for Hanging - Wall Trophy

South African Antelope - Taurotragus oryx

Polished Oryx Skull for Hanging 

South African Oryx gazella 

Wall Trophy

Polished Oryx Skull for Hanging 

South African Oryx gazella 

Wall Trophy

Polished Greater Kudu Skull for Hanging 

South African Antelope - Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Wall Trophy

Ex-Voto heart in clay by Cuore di Argilla 

Italy crafts - Made in Venice

A contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional ex-voto, originally a votive offering made to a god in request of a grace or in thanks for a grace obtained after a vow.

Southern eland polish horn

Horn on pedestal - Taurotragus oryx

Painted papier-mâché anatomical model of the brain

Produced by Établissements Auzoux

Model No. 12 from the 1874 catalogue

Dismantlable, numbered model, used for medical teaching.

A rare item in excellent working condition

This is a 1:1 scale model of the brain, sold separately at the time as a demonstration model; it is not a brain that was found inside anatomical manikins.

Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples

Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs

By Nicolas Lemery

An antique illustrated pharmacopoeia from 1727 - A Dutch pirated edition