Antique medical library auction, November 20

Posted by David Pescovitz, November 10, 2008 7:30 AM | permalink

Over at Morbid Anatomy, Joanna Ebenstein alerts us to the upcoming auction of the Medical & Science Library of Gerald I. Sugarman, MD. While the collection consists mostly of antique illustrated medical books, there are also some other unique objects on the block, including stethescopes, surgical saws, apothecary jars, and, of course, the requisite phrenology bust. The sale takes place on November 20 at PBA Galleries in San Francisco. "Medical & Science Library of Gerald I. Sugarman, MD" auction

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#1 posted by Daemon , November 10, 2008 11:12 AM

I want half of the bottles and such... especially the apothecary jars.

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#2 posted by MeaningOfLife , November 10, 2008 2:48 PM

I want a bone saw so I can make myself a true to game Medic costume from Team Fortress 2.

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#3 posted by jackie31337 , November 11, 2008 8:22 AM

They have similar-looking bottles at just about every pharmacy in Finland. My guess is that they're reproductions rather than actual antiques. Whenever I visit the pharmacy, I'm always reminded of a time when a "script" was literally a recipe for a concoction that the pharmacist would mix up using ingredients from those jars. (I spend way too much time in pharmacies.)