Worn Over Time

Answer: Chevalier Laryngoscope. In 1913, Dr. Chevalier Jackson’s Direct Laryngoscope was the first laryngoscope to incorporate an electric light. A laryngoscope is used to view the larynx (voicebox), which is the opening to the trachea and lungs. Learn more ››

Answer: Meat Tenderizer. This Chatillon Peerless Meat Tenderizer was patented on November 30, 1915. Many types of tools soften meat with physical action. Old time butcher shops must have had really tough meat. Learn more ››

Answer: Dental Simulation Tool. Our vintage aluminum M-5 Columbia Dentoform Manikin Skull needs some ivory teeth and a rubber face. Columbia Dentoform pioneered the use of patient simulation products for dental education in the early 1900s. Learn more ››

Answer: Laerdal Airway Manikin. This vintage CPR Training Manikin comes with lungs, a stomach, and really realistic teeth and tongue. This male manikin is the younger brother to the original “Resusci Anne” created by soft plastics expert, Asmund Laerdal, and anaesthesiologist, Bjorn Lind. Learn more ››

Answer: Counter-Irritation Device. We believe, when held with two steady hands, this finely tuned instrument would be triggered to deliver precise needle pricks that caused skin inflammation. It wouldn’t draw blood for bloodletting. It’s more like Carl Baunscheidt’s Lebenswecker from 1847. Our single needle Counter-Irritation Device could induce inflammation in one spot for the purpose of relieving it in another, just like the Lebenswecker. Learn more ››