Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its case
Late 19th century - 1870-1895
Antique medical instrument
However, the box comes from the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris, as indicated by the inscription on the top of the box, from the Bouillaud ward of the hospital.
non-functional
Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its case - Antique medical instrument
Late 19th century - 1870-1895
The name of the instrument manufacturer has faded on the felt.
However, the box comes from the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris, as indicated by the inscription on the top of the box, from the Bouillaud ward of the hospital.
The hospital no longer exists, having been demolished around 1935 to make way for the new medical school in Paris.
This instrument was used to evacuate liquids, notably for pleurisy, an inflammation of the pleura, the membrane surrounding the lungs, which often contains liquid in the pleural cavity.
It could also be used to evacuate urine from a retained bladder, or gas from an intestine strangled by a hernia. But it could also be used to inject liquid.
(Source: conservatoire du patrimoine hospitalier de Rennes).
Includes:
-A steel pump with two spigots at the end.
-A hollow metal rod with a double conduit branching into two branches, each fitted with a tap.
-Trocars of different gauges, cannulas and blunt punches.
Case dimensions: 27.5 x 12 x 5.5 cm: in good condition, lined inside with purple velvet.
The words CHARITE and SALLE BOUILLAUD are marked on the top of the box and Aspirateur du Dr Potain on the felt inside.
Box sheathed in black grained leather with heat-stamped fillets on top. Push-button lock. Typical of the casket production of the 1870s/1895s.
non-functional
Violet de Méthyle
Antique pharmacy bottle - Droguerie - Apothicaire
Alcool dénaturé - Alcool à brûler
Denatured alcohol - Methylated spirits
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
Empty
Glycérine pure officinale
Pure pharmaceutical-grade glycerine
Antique BLUE glass pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
Antique brown glass bottle
Huile camphrée
Apothecary - Pharmacy
Collector’s bronze dental articulator
Circa 1920 for the bronze frame
The plaster and resin forming the gums and teeth are modern.
1937 Codex – French Pharmacopoeia
6th Edition – Decree of 21 February 1937
Volume I only
Human jaws in porcelain mounted on a blackened wooden base
Anatomical dental model for dentists
19th century
Castel - Michel perfumers
Antique perfume bottle
Apothecary vial
Tincture of Jalap Compound also known as German brandy
A purgative powder is extracted from the Jalap plant.
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Eau de Dalibour
Antique pharmacy bottle
Beautiful handwritten labels from the period
EMPTY
Angelica Archangelica
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century, early 20th century
Antique sodium chloride infusion bulb
500cm3
in its original box - Still full
19th century Herbalist's or Pharmacy crystal jar
Iris
Aconite tincture
Antique pharmacy bottle
Green label: SUBSTANCE A SEPARER - CODEX 1908
This means that this bottle had to be kept separate from the others because it was dangerous in high doses- POISON
EMPTY
Le Cachet Rose Flossim - Flossim Pink Tablets
Vintage tin medicine box - Pharmacy - Apothecary
EMPTY
Antique wooden advertising case for Mont Blanc - Rumilly condensed milk - Drawer
Found in Parisian cellars that served as laboratories and storage rooms for pharmacists preparing their masterful concoctions from 1900 to 1950.
It was used to store products, glass bottles, etc.
This box is no longer just a transport container, it has been adopted as a piece of furniture.
Period: Circa 1920–1940
Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its case
Late 19th century - 1870-1895
Antique medical instrument
However, the box comes from the Hôpital de la Charité in Paris, as indicated by the inscription on the top of the box, from the Bouillaud ward of the hospital.
non-functional
