Medical Quackery
Unusual Early American Quack Medicine Thompson-Plaster Electric Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
complete. Wear consistent with age and use.
A scarce example of medical quackery, period technology
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Marble
1950s Vintage Heat Therapy by Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp Cincinnati OH
By Sperti 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sunshine Benefits Untested
Sometimes deemed a medical science quackery device or can be used to examine
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
H 11.25 in W 5 in D 10 in
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Industrial Lamp
Located in Nashville, TN
Medical quackery from a North Carolina sanatorium converted into a dynamic floor lamp. Adjustable
Category
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Medical Quackery Device, 1930s or 1940s
By College of Electronic Medicine
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Medical Quackery device 1930s or 1940s, College of Electronic Medicine. The device is an electrical
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Other
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Pharmacy Shop Display Cabinet, Turkey Sponge
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1910-1919 Bakelite Expedition Burroughs Wellcome & Co London Medicine Bottles
Located in Haarlem, NL
Fourteen black Bakelite Burroughs Wellcome & Co of London medicine bottles.
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Category
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Materials
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H 4.53 in W 1.46 in D 1.46 in
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Located in Little Burstead, Essex
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Category
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Materials
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H 59.06 in W 70.08 in D 52.37 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Vintage Raven Taxidermy on Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
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Category
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Materials
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Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
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Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
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Located in Westwood, NJ
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Category
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Materials
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Located in Lowestoft, GB
For sale a very rare early 19th century infants coffin carrier, this would of been housed on a horse and cart hearse. The casket has a decorative wrought iron edging two thirds of th...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 28.75 in W 50.79 in D 21.26 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels
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Category
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Materials
Oak
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
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By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...
Category
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H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Art Deco Vitrine Display Cabinet a Cabinet of Curiosities, Wardrobe or Showcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
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Category
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Materials
Oak
H 77.96 in W 78.75 in D 28.35 in
19thC English Oak Glazed Museum Display Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1890
19thC English Oak Glazed Museum Display Cabinet
1268A
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Category
Antique 19th Century Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Fine Vintage Deyrolle Paris Anatomical Model of Human Lungs in Display Case
By Deyrolle
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage French anatomical medical teaching aid of a lung with a plaque reading Anatomie Humaine, Poumons & Coeur made by Deyrolle Paris...
Category
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H 17.33 in W 13.19 in D 10.24 in
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