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Trephination Animation
Trephination is one of the most ancient surgical techniques, but burring a hole in the skull wasn't always for the same reason.
Our exhibition, "Great Minds: The Brain in Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry" is running until July 2020. The exhibition in Crush Hall is open to visitors on Monday afternoons, 2pm-5pm (excluding public holidays), and at other times by appointment.
Kodak Sheet Film
Box of Kodak sheet film, containing the plans for an extension to a hospital (Professor Aitchison).
c. Unknown
HD/1135
Instruction leaflet entitled 'How to wear artificial dentures' as part of box containing denture powder tablets.
Corega Chemical Company
Allonal Tablets
Two physician samples of Allonal tablets, used to treat difficult patients (1 complete and 1 incomplete).
Roche Ltd
c. 1800s-1900s
Veramon Tablets
Box containing various sized packets of Veramon tablets and an information booklet. Described as a safe, efficient and non-toxic analgesic (pain relief) for oral administraion.
Schering AG
Aspiject
Plastic case containing an 'Aspiject' syringe used for infiltration and block analgesia.
Astra Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
c. 20th century
An oval shaped medal of The Incorporated Glasgow Dental Hospital. Award made to John C. Thomson, for dental prosthetics, in particular crown and bridge work.
Davis Duff & Son Ltd
An oval shaped medal of The Incorporated Glasgow Dental Hospital. Award made to John Barrie for dental anatomy and physiology.
D. Cunninghame Ltd.
Physiology Notes by Professor Archibald Young
Archibald Young graduated M.B., C.M., with high commendation, in 1895 from the University of Glasgow. He became a Fellow of the College in 1913.
These notes are written by Young and are taken from physiology lectures delivered by John Gray McKendrick, professor of physiology at the University of Glasgow.
Archibald Young
c. 1891-1892
RCPSG 39/1/1
Lectures on forensic medicine by Professor Harry Rainy
Lectures on forensic medicine by Professor Harry Rainy.
P.A. Simpson
RCPSG 1/20/1/18
Dental Plugger
Metal dental plugger with brass octagonal body for filling cavities
S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. Ltd
HD/549
length 15.5 cm
Metal, brass
Metal dental plugger for filling cavities
Dental Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
length 14cm, height 0.8 cm
Gold Foil Annealing Lamp
Spirit lamp and circular slab of mica used to anneal cohesive gold cylinders for dental cavities.
Dental Manufacturing Co. Ltd
radius 5.5cm, 0.4cm thickness, height 10.5cm
metal, glass, mica
Mental Hospital Petition
Petition to the sheriff to grant order for the reception of a patient into a mental hospital.
Dental Mallet
Dental mallet for condensing gold used to fill cavities for dental restoration.
18cm length, 3cm width
metal,ebony
Glass vial of dental floss
Johnson & Johnson; 1886-; Pharmaceutical manufacturer
4.5cm x 1.5cm
glass, metal, waxed floss.
Set of Interchangeable Plugger Points
Set of 8 interchangeable plugger points in velvet lined box, with ebony handpiece.
The Williams Gold Refining Co.
c.1900s
Box; 15cm x 7.5 cm x 2cm
metal, ebony, velvet, card
Double-ended Automatic Mallet
Automatic mallet for dental cavity filling, used to condense the lingual surface of a resotration.
The S.S. White Dental MFG Co.
17cm length
metal, ebony
Dappens Glasses
Blue, white and green glasses used for medicament dispensing.
Set of Miniature Plugger Points for Dental Engine
Set of miniature plugger points for electric dental engine, with handpiece and 5 different plugger heads. In purple lined box.
Claudius Ash, Sons & Co. Ltd.; 1820-1924; Dental manufacturers
Box; 15.5 cm length, 3.5 cm width, 1 cm high
metal, ebony, wood
Dental Engine Handpiece Set
Handpiece set for an eletcric dental engine in velvet lined box with 6 miniature plugger points.
Dental Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; 1874-1968; Dental manufacturers
Box; 13.5cm x 5.5cm x 1 cm
metal, velvet, wood
The Case of James Greenlees
In 1867, Joseph Lister published a series of articles in The Lancet that were to be the first examples of antisepsis in action. Each of the cases occurred during his time working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. His first case was a young boy by the name of James Greenlees, who had an open fracture of his leg. Lister set the fracture and dressed the wound in carbolic acid to prevent infection. James made a full recovery. This was the birth of antisepsis.
Glass bottles used by Joseph Lister
Two photographs of glass bottles used by Joseph Lister when replicating the experiment of Louis Pasteur.
RCPSG 23/4/17-18
Portrait of Joseph Lister
Animation on Lister's Carbolic Spray
Still Image Item Type Metadata
A3 print
29.7 cm x 42cm
Photograph of glass bottles used by Joseph Lister when replicating the experiment of Louis Pasteur.
42cm x 29.7 cm
Ash's Cohesive Gold Cylinders
Cardboard box containing glass cylinder of gold cylinders for dental restoration.
The Amalgamated Dental Company Ltd, London, England.
6cm length, 2cm height
Card, glass, gold.
Rubber Dam Weights
2 metal rubber dam weights used to maintain a dry field for inserting cohesive gold fillings.
C. Ash and Sons, England
6.5 cm x 2.5cm
Rubber Dam Harness
Metal rubber dam harness with ribbon strap, used to maintain a dry field for cavity filling.
Metal, ribbon.
Automatic Hand Mallet
Single ended chrome and ebony hand mallet used for gold foil restoration work.
Metal and ebony
Pair of metal rubber dam clamp forceps used to maintain a dry field when filling a cavity with cohesive gold cylinders.
The Glasgow Dental Depot
18.5cm length
Electromagnetic Mallet
Electromagnetic mallet for dental foil cavity fillings.
Engine-Operated Automatic Mallet
Mallet portion of automatic dental mallet that would have been operated by an engine, for dental cavity fillings.
19 cm length
Ivory's Double Bow Separator
Separator for anterior or posterior teeth
Claudius Ash, Sons & Co. Ltd
Cream bakelite stand, designed to hold 120 straight and contra angle hand piece burs.
Bakelite and metal
Arkansas Oil Stone
Fine white stone, mounted in box wood case. Used for sharpening dental instruments.
Hand Mallet
Mallet with lead filled head and ebony handle used in restoration work by gold plugging.
Ebony and metal
Glasgow Pathological Society Minute Book
One of the minute books of the Glasgow Pathological and Clinical Society dating from 1879-1891.
RCPSG 4/1/2
Portrait of William Macewen
Animation on First Brain Tumour Removal
One of the minute books of the Glasgow Pathological and Clinical Society, dating from 1873-1879.
Cast of the Cranium of Robert Burns
In 1834 the body of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, was exhumed from his grave in Dumfries. The exhumation was supervised by local surgeon Archibald Blacklock, who had an interest in phrenology. A plaster cast was taken of the skull, and Blacklock noted that "nothing could exceed the high state of preservation in which we found the bones of the cranium, or offer a fairer opportunity of supplying what has so long been desiderated by Phrenologists - a correct model of our immortal Poet's head". George Combe, a leading phrenologist, examined the cast and published his analysis in Edinburgh in 1834.
Three casts were made during the 1834 exhumation. This cast is believed to be a copy produced later in the 19th century. It was in the possession of Murdoch Cameron, Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow. Cameron then gave the cast to John Cleland, Professor of Anatomy, whose collection is housed in the University's Museum of Anatomy.
This item is on loan from The Hunterian, University of Glasgow.
Cast of the Cranium of Robert Burns by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Great Minds: The Brain in Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry
Great Minds Exhibition Overview
Skull Trephination
Trephination is an ancient medical technique dating back to the time of the Egyptians. A trephine is a small surgical instrument used to burr a hole into the skull to access the intracranial structures.
Skull Trephination by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Spectacles in leather-covered case.
2003/210.1
Cardboard, glass, leather, metal.
Reid's Vaginal Speculum
Metal vaginal speculum, originally designed by Dr W.L.Reid.
W.L.Reid
Portrait of William Loudon Reid
15.8 cm length
3D Scan of Singer Surgical Needles
3D scan of Cardboard box containing size 16 Singer surgical needles with round taper point.
Box of Singer Surgical Needles by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Singer Surgical Needles
Singer Stitching Instrument
Brewer's Vaginal Speculum
Brewer's vaginal speculum for use in a cervical smear test.
2000/3.53
Ayre's spatula
Group of Ayre's spatulas for cervical smear test.
Patient Record Cards
Patient record cards for gynaecological cytology department, probably used to record the results of cervical smear tests.
Western Regional Hospital Board
Disposable Examination Gloves
Disposable examination gloves, in paper packet.
Ethicon Inc
Mayo-Ochsner's Artery Forceps
Mayo-Ochsner's artery forceps, stainless steel.
Medical Supply Association Ltd
Cardboard box containing size 16 Singer surgical needles with round taper point.
Singer Corporation
2005/10.3
Metal, card.
Cardboard box containing size 25 Singer surgical needles with taper stub point.
3D Scan of Hammer from Macewen's Theatre
3D scan of a wooden surgical mallet used in the surgical ward of Sir William Macewen.
Hammer from Macewen's Theatre by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Hammer from Macewen's Theatre
Bronze bust of Mr Ian Alexander McGregor
Bust of Mr Ian A. McGregor, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1984–1986).
Archie Forrest
Scan of Ian McGregor Bust
This is a scan of a bronze bust of Mr Ian McGregor, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1984–1986).
Bust of Ian McGregor by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Monocular Microscope
Microscope by R&J Beck of London in wooden box with several accessories.
Richard and Joseph Beck were the nephews of Joseph Jackson Lister, an opticist and physicist, and the father of Sir Joseph Lister.
R & J Beck
Brass, Glass, Black Metal
Introduction to Phrenology
As part of our 2019-2020 exhibition, "Great Minds: The Brain in Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry", we delve into the world of phrenology. Phrenology was very popular in Scotland during the early 19th century, but eventually lost followers due to its lack of scientific evidence.
Scan of Queen Victoria Swaging Composition
This scan is of a disc of extra hard swaging composition in the form of a Queen Victoria Commemoration Medallion.
Swaging Composition by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Swaging Composition
Hypodermic needles for use in a Raison or similar syringe. Size number 17 (7/8). Also included: 1 vial alloy compressible washer and 1 vial brass compressible washer.
Winbury
HD/78
Card, metal
Box of finest lint, used for the administration of ether anaesthesia until the 1950s. Ether was dropped onto lint over an open mask.
Glasgow Apothecary Hall
Card, lint
Novoconephrin Anaesthetic Solution
1.5 % Novoconephrine anaesthetic with adrenalin (3 x 2cc ampules) used for injections.
Dr Thile & Co, Mainz.
Glass, card
Scan of Carl Browning Bust
Scan of plaster bust of Professor Carl Browning, who was holder of the Chair of Bacteriology at the University of Glasgow from 1919-1951.
Plaster bust of Professor Carl Browning by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Plaster bust of Professor Carl Browning
Pure Gold Cylinders
Glass tube with cork seal, containing cohesive, pure gold cylinders. Size 1/4, weight 1/20 ounce.
Morgan Hastings & Co.
Card, glass
Tin containing glass 2 capsules of amyl nitrate, encased in silk and cotton wool. Label includes instructions on how to break the glass and inhale.
W. Martindale
Glass, tin
Dexterous Polishing Strips
Assorted cuttle fish grit on linen polishing strips, used for polishing restorations.
cuttle fish grit
Brass Medical Syringe
Syringe with stop cock and 3 needles (largest needle is sharpened). Needles and stop cock fit by means of a friction sleeve. Used for injections.
Scan of Dental Rubber Box
3D scan of cardboard box with advertisement for dental rubber. The box actually contains packets of dental burs, but originally contained dental rubber.
Box for Dental Rubber by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Box containing assorted samples of dental burs. Makers included C. Ash, De Trey, Dental Mfg. Co. Ltd and Alston.
C. de Trey and Co.; 1899-1923; Suppliers of dental equipment and appliances
Metal, card
Mouth Pack
Flexible rubber mouth pack with gauze and instruction leaflet, used in general anaesthesia.
Hill Bros. (Hull) Ltd.
2005/8.870
Rubber, cardboard
Mouth props: 2 small and 1 large used in the process of administering general anaesthesia.
McKesson; 1833-; Pharmaceutical manufacturer
WAIS Puzzle Game
This puzzle game is based on the block design activity used in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). The challenge is to create the patterns by positioning the blocks in a specific position and rotation.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
Dental Elevator
Carved adjustable elevator with ivory riveted to metal handle.
150 mm length
An empty, 4 oz glass bottle used to contain hydrogen-peroxide. Described on the label as non-poisonous, harmless, unsurpasseed in its purity, strength and keeping properties.
Parke, Davis & Co. Ltd.
c. 1800-1900s
2005/8.1264
Glass Bottle of Methylated Spirit
Empty glass bottle complete with stopper used to hold methylated spirit.
Backward curved dental elevator with ebony handle.
Head Sections Animation
The 'Atlas of head sections' consists of 53 engraved copperplates of frozen sections of the head. Every sectiopn was cut by William Macewen, a pioneering neurosurgeon during the 19th and 20th centuries. Together with his 'Pyogenic infective diseases of the brain and spinal cord', the 'Atlas of head sections' helped establish Macewen's international reputation as a leader in the field.
Biphasic Stimulator Animation
James Sloan Mutrie Robertson is one of the unsung heroes of neurosurgery. He trained with Wilder Penfield in Montreal, and was one of the first modern neurosurgeons in the UK.
This biphasic stimulator was created by Sloan Robertson to determine the boundaries of brain lesions through electrical impulses.
3D Scan of Biphasic Stimulator
Bi-phasic Stimulator
This animation highlights different aspects of the 2019-2020 museum exhibition at the College, "Great Minds: The Brain in Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry".
Circle of Willis Animation
This animation gives insight into the circle of Willis, a key anatomical structure at the base of the brain named after English doctor, Thomas Willis.
Sketch of Ventral Surface of Brain
Scan of GRI Gavel Casket
This 3D scan depicts a wooden gavel casket in our collection, made from timber that was once in the Lister Ward at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Gavel Casket by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Gavel casket
Royal Faculty 350th Anniversary gavel
Mr James Lang AD 1878-1956 Master Craftsman in Wood
3D Scan of 350th Anniversary gavel
Asher Asher Medal in Laryngology and Rhinology
Medal in presentation case, awarded to John S.F. Hutchison in 1942.
Obverse: Globe within laurel wreath, with ship above and arms of Glasgow University below
Reverse: View of entrance to Old College on High Street
Alexander Scott Ltd., Jewellers & Silversmiths
Case = 7.5 x 7.5 x 2 cm
3D Scan of Scarificator
This scan is of a scarificator dating from the 1800s. A scarificator is an instrument used to make several incisions into the skin simultaneously in order to bleed a patient.
Scarificator by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Scan of Ophthalmic Instrument Set
Ophthalmic Instrument Set by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
3D scan of ophthalmic instrument set from 1825.
Spectacle Box
cardboard box for recumbent spectacles.
John Trotter Ltd.; 1867-2014; Optician and instrument maker
Ophthalmic Instrument Set
Set of ophthalmic instruments. Wooden box contains two spuds, two lens hooks and two capsulotomes knives.
Ebony, metal, wood, velvet
College Seal Stamp
This is the current press used to put the College seal on diplomas and certificates. It was manufactured by Patrick Ritchie of Edinburgh, whose patent presses are still in existence.
RCPSG Membership Seal Stamp by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Patrick Ritchie
Large Missile Lodged in Face
Case of an unexploded cannon shell lodged in the face of a WW2 patient. The shell was discovered after an X-ray of the head was taken, and was removed by Professor Thomas Gibson, a former president of the RCPSG.
Cannon Shell extracted from patient's face during the Second World War
3D Model of Cannon Shell Injury
Portrait of Thomas Gibson PRCPSG 1976-1978
Scan of Dental Impression
Scan of a dental impression of an incomplete set of upper teeth.
Dental Impression by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Dental Impression
Letter and Coin
A short memo about a patient who wished to exchange a Silver Jubilee Coin from 1977, to cover the cost of dental treatment that had been received.
Card, Silver
Dental impression of an incomplete set of upper teeth.
Ultrasonic Echo-Sounding (Sonar)
This video was created by Ian Donald to demonstrate the clinical uses of ultrasound. Ian Donald was a British obstetrician who helped to pioneer the use of ultrasound in a clinical context. Along with Glasgow-born engineer, Tom Brown, the two were able to develop the first clinical ultrasound machine in 1956. This pioneering work was accomplished at the Glasgow Western Infirmary.
Scan of Model of Bridge Work
Model of fixed and removeable bridge work made for the 1914 Dental Congress in Paris.
Model of bridge work by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Example of Removable and Fixed Bridges
Porcelain Enamels
8 x 1/4 oz bottles of assorted shades of enamel used to shade porcelain teeth, complete with mixing oil, spatula and brushes.
Claudius Ash, Sons & Co. Ltd.
Fusing Porcelain Powders
2 boxes of low and high fusing porcelains, complete with brushes, tweezers and spatulas for colouring crown and bridgework.
Scan of Portrait of Sir Charles Illingworth
This scan is of a portrait of Sir Charles Illingworth, a gastroenterologist who was President of the RCPSG from 1962-1964.
The portrait is hanging in the College Hall of the RCPSG.
Portrait of Sir Charles Illingworth by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Portrait of Sir Charles Illingworth, President 1962-1963
Dental Portraits Virtual Museum
This virtual museum displays the portraits of those that have held the positions of Dental Vice President, Dental Dean, and Dental Convenor at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Use the mosue to change the camera direction and use the arrow keys to walk around the room!
Scan of Portrait of William Spang
Shown here is a portrait of William Spang, an apothecary and one of the College founders.
This portrait is held within the College Hall of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, hanging next to two of the other College founders, Peter Lowe and Robert Hamilton. Lowe was a surgeon and Hamilton was a physician. Thus, since its beginnings in 1599, the College has been the only multidisciplinary postgraduate medical institution in the UK.
Portrait of William Spang by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Portrait of William Spang
Scan of Portrait of Alexander Duncan
Half-length portrait of Alexander Duncan wearing a black coat and holding a book. He was the College's librarian from 1865-1921. This portrait was painted by Joseph Henderson.
Portrait of Alexander Duncan by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Portrait of Alexander Duncan 1833-1921, Secretary and Librarian 1865-1921
Portrait of Alexander Duncan BA LLD
Scan of College Council Portrait
This scan is of a portrait on display outside of the Lock Room in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. It depicts the College Council of 1999 having a meeting in the College Hall.
It was painted by Alan Sutherland.
College Council 1999 by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Vesalius Woodcut Model
This 3D model is an interactive version of a woodcut illustration from Andreas Vesalius' publication, "De Humani Corporis Fabrica".
Published in 1543, this set of anatomical books was the first in history to be based on human dissection and observation. While studying in Padua, Vesalius began to notice the errors in anatomical teaching, which were based on the writings of Galen, a Greek physician and surgeon. Galen's works and teachings were based on animal dissections as human dissections were banned in Ancient Rome. Hence, Vesalius took it upon himself to publish a series of anatomical textbooks based on accurate human dissection.
Vesalius Woodcut Illustration by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Barbara Watson Model
This 3D model is a representation of the first patient to survive the removal of a brain tumour, Barbara Watson. She was operated on by William Macewen in 1879 and survived the operation. This was the first successful brain tumour removal in history.
Barbara Watson c.1879 by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Fight the Germs Game
This game is a spin of an old classic. Inspired by the discovery of antisepsis by Joseph Lister in Glasgow, this game was created for the 150th anniversary event, Listermania.
Listermania (2018) was a celebration of Joseph Lister's pioneering work on antisepsis in Glasgow.
Portrait of J.C. MacDougall
Portrait of J.C. MacDougall, Dental Convenor 1967-69. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of J.A. Russell
Portrait of J.A. Russell, Dental Convenor 1969-72. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of T.C. White
Portrait of T.C. White, Dental Convenor 1972-74. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of J. Ireland
Portrait of J. Ireland, Dental Convenor 1974-77. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of D.K. Mason
Portrait of D.K. Mason, Dental Convenor 1977-80. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of A.F. Carmichael
Portrait of A.F. Carmichael, Dental Convenor 1980-83. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of A. Cockburn
Portrait of A. Cockburn, Dental Convenor 1983-86. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of H.D. Campbell
Portrait of H.D. Campbell, Dental Convenor 1986-89. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of D.A. McGowan
Portrait of D.A. McGowan, Dental Dean 1989-92. Framed photographic, b&w, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of K.F. Moos
Portrait of K.F. Moos, Dental Dean 1992-95. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of I.B. Watson
Portrait of I.B. Watson, Dental Dean 1995-98. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of R. Reed
Portrait of R. Reed, Dental Dean 1998-2001. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of D. MacDonald
Portrait of D. MacDonald, Vice President Dental 2001-04. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of W.M.M. Jenkins
Portrait of W.M.M. Jenkins, Vice President Dental 2004-07. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.
Portrait of M.A.O. Lewis
Portrait of M.A.O. Lewis, Vice President Dental 2007-10. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait..
Portrait of Alyson P.M. Wray
Portrait of Alyson P.M. Wray, Vice President Dental 2010-13. Framed photographic, colour, head and shoulders portrait.
Vesalius Anatomy Puzzle
Test your knowledge of the organs of the body in this interactive puzzle game!
Andreas Vesalius is considered the "Father of Modern Anatomy" due to his famous publication De Humani Corporis Fabrica in the 16th century. This was the first anatomy textbook in history to be based on human dissection and observation.
William Macewen Police Surgery Map
This interactive map was created in order to visualise some of the cases attended to by William Macewen during his time as a police surgeon in Glasgow.
The cases were documented in several local newspapers of the late 19th century, and Macewen collected several clippings of articles in which he was mentioned. These clippings are found in one of Macewen's scrapbooks, which is now held in the College's archive collection.
In this map you are able to read excerpts of the cases from different newspapers. Learn about a stabbing case in Ropework Lane, a suspiscious death in the Old Wynd, and rotten fish being sold on the High Street!
Scan of GRI Mallet
Oak Mallet with silver thistle decorative band round middle and inscription and hallmarked silver on top of base. Presented by Professor Morgan on the occasion of College's AGM of 1st December 2003. In red presentation box with purple lining.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary Mallet by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Glasgow Royal Infirmary Mallet
Dentu Creme & Dr. Wernet's Powder
Box containing 6 sample packets of Dentu-Creme (used for cleaning false teeth) and Dr. Wernet's Powder (used for holding dental plates firmly in place). Also included is a business reply card for ordering further samples.
Messrs. Fassett & Johnson Ltd.
Card, tin
Dental Rubber
Box of Unitas high quality, very light pink dental rubber.
Card, rubber
Nitrate of Amyl Capsules
Tin of amyl nitrate capsules, including user instructions on the label.
Allen & Hanburys Ltd.
Metal, glass
Metal tin containing glass capsules of amyl nitrate for inhaling.
Burgoyne, Burbridges & Co. Ltd
Metal, glass.
Aromatic Ammonia
A small tin containing 2 ampoules of Vaporole (aromatic ammonia). Instuctions for use as a smelling salt are detailed on the label.
Burroughs, Wellcome & Co
Glass, tin.
Lathe Attachment Scan
3D scan of lathe attachment, which was potentially used for spring making in dentistry.
Lathe Attachment by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Lathe Attachment
Lancet Case Scan
This lancet case made of silver, and has the initials "JCH" inscribed on the front.
Lancets are essentially very small scalpels used to take blood samples. Today they are disposable and used once per patient. However, the lancets that would have been held in this case would have been used several times, being sterilised between each use.
Lancet Case by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Lancet Case
Investing Material
Investment compound for use in porcelain fusing furnaces in the production of gum sections, crowns and bridges.
Fleck's Red Copper Cement
Bottle of powder used to make germicidal cement to line deep cavities and for cementing crown and bridge work for children's teeth.
Mizzy Inc.
Achatit
Bottle of yellow, fibre glass, filling material for anterior teeth (1/2oz).
Vivadent
Glass, cardboard
Vapo-Cresolene Spirit Lamp Box
There are several examples from history of medical instruments that claimed to cure a plethora of ailments. One such instrument was the Vapo-Cresolene Spirit Lamp. To treat a variety of respiratory disorders, including asthma and bronchitis, one would light the lamp filled with kerosene and place it under the vaporiser cup. The cup would then be filled with cresolene, which would gradually be vaporised into the surrounding atmosphere. Many lamps were sold and can often be found as ornamental pieces in homes.
Vapo-Cresolene Spirit Lamp Box by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Vapo-Cresolene Spirit Lamp
Veedee Massager
Vesalius Muscle Man
Vesalius Muscle Man by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
When Andreas Vesalius studied medicine in the 1530s, knowledge of human anatomy was based on the ancient teachings of Galen, who had only dissected animals. Vesalius taught himself human cadaveric dissection, and began to doubt Galen's authority. When Professor of Anatomy at Padua, he prepared his famous work De Humani Corporis Fabrica. This work revolutionised medical science by challenging long-held tradition, and by its use of amazing woodcut illustrations. From now on students of medicine and surgery could study more accurate visualisations of the human body, drawn from observation and scientific investigation.
The iconic series of fourteen 'muscle men' in the 'Fabrica' shows the human body in various states of dissection. The figures are depicted in the Euganean Hills near Padua, where Vesalius was Professor of Anatomy.
Xrays in Glasgow
In 1896, John Macintyre set up the first radiology department in the world at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Only months before had x-radiation been discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen. At this time, Macintyre was employed by Glasgow Royal infirmary as their Medical Electrician and he very quickly grasped the significance of the discovery – In March 1896, only a few months after the discovery of x-rays, Macintyre obtained permission from the hospital managers to establish an x-ray laboratory, creating the first x-ray unit in the world to provide a service to patients.
Jackson Focus X-ray Tube
Heavy current x-ray tube
X-ray Tube from the Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Panoramic Video of College Hall
This panoramic video allows you to look around the College Hall, which was constructed and designed by architect John James Burnett in 1892.
Plans and elevations of Faculty building reconstruction
College Building Today
The 2nd Faculty Hall at St. Enoch Square
Livingstone's Humerus Fracture
A Fellow of the Royal College, David Livingstone was a medical missionary in Southern Africa during the 1800s. He was notoriously attacked by a lion and the mysterious anatomy of his fractured arm still puzzles people today!
In this animation we compare the anatomy of a regular humerus to that of Livingstone's after it healed.
Dr David Livingstone Humerus Cast
Portrait of David Livingstone
In 1897, Joseph Lister published his ground-breaking article "Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery" in the medical journal, The Lancet. This article presented Lister's initial cases where he used what would become his principle of antisepsis. It was in the Glasgow Royal Infirmary that Lister first started using carbolic as an antiseptic, heralding the beginnings of a surgical revolution.
The carbolic spray, however, was mainly employed during Lister's time as a surgeon in Edinburgh. As well as sterilising wounds, Lister aimed to sterilise the surgical environment. Hence, an operator would pump carbolic spray around the operating theatre to eradicate any germs. Unfortunately, this had detrimental effects on practitioners since they were inhaling highly concentrated carbolic acid.
Lister Carbolic Spray
Ward in the Lister Block
Tooth Extraction with Dental Key
Before the invention of the dental forceps in the 19th century, teeth were extracted using a variety of dental instruments. One such instrument was the "dental key", named as such due to its mechanism of use.
If a tooth was to be extracted, the dentist, (or barber surgeon), would take the tooth key and place the claw around the affected tooth. They would then turn the key as if trying to open a lock and extract the tooth. This technique was not particularly successful and would often lead to the crown of the tooth being cracked off, leaving the root still embedded in the jaw.
Thankfully, the regular use of the tooth key was phased out in the 19th century due to the introduction of the dental forceps.
Dental Forceps
Tooth Key
Animation on Lung Penetration Case
During his time as a police surgeon in Glasgow, William Macewen attended to several cases in the city centre. He collected any mentions of the cases from newspapers and put them together in a clippings book, which is held within the College's archive collection.
On 11th October, 1873, a young man had been stabbed in the back during an altercation. He had complaints of feeling breathless, as if something was tugging on his throat. When Macewen examined the wound, he found that the probe extended all the way into the pleural lining of the lungs.
At this point he came into contact with a shard of the knife that had been used to stab the young man. He successfully removed the knife segment and the patient survived.
In 1879, Barbara Watson came under the care of William Macewen, presenting with a large tumour over the left eye. Macewen tended to Miss Watson with his well-known skill and compassion, but little did he know that this case would become a world first in neurosurgery.
At this time, there were no methods of imaging the body non-invasively- Rontgen did not discover X-rays until 1895. Therefore, determining the dimensions of brain lesions relied on the practitioner's observations of the patient's symptoms alone. This would have required an in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the brain. Thankfully, Macewen was well-read on the current theories on the brain at that time. Miss Watson truly could not have asked for a better surgeon to help her.
Due to Miss Watson's frequent convulsions, Macewen suspected that the tumour above the left eye was in fact passing through the skull into the brain. Hence, he decided to cut into the mass and follow its trajectory. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the tumour did indeed pass through the skull and was putting pressure on the dura mater. Macewen successfully removed the tumour, under antiseptic conditions, and closed the wound. Miss Watson survived the operation and died some years later from kidney problems completely unrelated to this case.
This case became the first successful removal of a brain tumour in the world.
Macewen Operating Table
Horsley's Bone Cutting Forceps
Horsley's bone cutting forceps, stainless steel.
Portrait of Thomas Gibson, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1976-1978).
Colour photograph on canvas backing
Presentation/ceremonial gavel commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Carved decorations featuring elements from the College coat of arms, including the opium poppy, open lancet, Lion Rampant, coat of arms of Glasgow, lamp, open book, serpent, and College motto. The terminal end of the handle is carved in a thistle decoration.
Royal Faculty 350th Anniversary gavel by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
3D Model of Osteotome
William Macewen Osteotome by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Displayed here is a 3D animated model showing the mechanism of an osteotome, a medical instrument designed by Sir William Macewen.
William Macewen was a surgeon in Glasgow during the late 19th century and early 20th century. He pioneered many clinical specialities, including orthopaedics. He designed his version of the osteotome in the 1870s, and wrote an in depth account of its design in his publication, "Osteotomy with an inquiry into the aetiology and pathology of knock-knee, bow-leg, and other osseous deformities of the lower limbs."
He explains:
"The osteotome is an instrument of the chisel order, bevelled on both sides, so as to resemble a very slender wedge...The osteotome is used only for making simple incisions, or wedge-shaped openings without removal of bone."
Macewen's Osteotomes
Macewen's Operating Table
3D Scan of Woodcut
This woodcut was designed by Wharton Jones and Richie Brown with the intention of including the illustration in a textbook on ophthalmology that William Mackenzie was developing.
William Mackenzie was a Scottish ophthalmologist and founder of the Glasgow Eye Infirmary in 1850. He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, was a member of the RCPSG, and eventually held the chair of anatomy at the Anderson Medical School. Mackenzie was one of the leading ophthalmologists of his day, and his publication "Practical Treatise of the Diseases of the Eye" became a must-have textbook for all aspiring ophthalmologists.
Woodcut of Coloboma of the Iris by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Woodcut of Coloboma of the Iris
Portrait of William Mackenzie
Notes regarding poisoning
Horizontal section of the right eye
This unexploded cannon shell was extracted from the face of a patient by Professor Tom Gibson, a former president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. The shell struck the soldier in the face, but caused little clinical disturbance.
Tom Gibson was born in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, on 24 November 1915. He was educated at Paisley Grammar School and Glasgow University where he graduated MB, ChB in 1938. He worked in the Medical Research Council Burns Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 1942-4. While at the Burns Unit he made an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the mechanism of homograft rejection. He was joined in Glasgow by Peter Medawar who had been working in Oxford on the same problem and their joint work "The fate of skin homografts in man", was published in the Journal of Anatomy in 1943. The article is quoted in Morton's Medical Bibliography as the work which placed the laws of transplantation on a firm scientific basis.
Large Missile Lodged in the Face by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Cannon Shell
Portrait of Thomas Gibson
Animation on Arthur Henry Jacobs
Known as "the father of urology in Glasgow", Arthur Jacobs helped to set up the first urology department in Scotland at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1950s.
Jacobs was one of the first practitioners in the UK to use intravenous pyelography to image the urinary system.
Portrait of Arthur Henry Jacobs
3D Scan of Postage Scales
Brass postage scales on a wooden base. Rates of postage inscribed on weighing platform. Circular spaces for 6 brass weights on base.
Postage Scales by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Postage Scales
3D Scan of Wilson-Type Microscope
Simple pocket microscope with five lenses and metal-mounted slide.
Wilson-Type Microscope by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Wilson-Type Microscope
3D Scan of Hunter Medal Cast
Plaster cast of William Hunter Medal, awarded to any life science student at the University of Glasgow for distinction in their field.
William Hunter was born in East Kilbride in 1718, and was a famous physician of the 18th century. He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and was taught by William Cullen, a former president of the RCPSG. He then moved to London for further training, eventually specialising in obstetrics. Hunter was one of the first male midwives in the UK, a practice which until then had been reserved for women only, and his publication "The Anatomy of the Gravid Uterus Exhibited in Figures" can be found within the College's library collection.
Plaster Cast of William Hunter Medal by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
William Hunter Medal
Impression of William Hunter
Portrait of William Hunter
Long Calderwood
This bi-phasic stimulator was owned (and probably built) by the neurologist James Sloan Robertson. Although the exact purpose of the machine is unclear, it was most likely used during surgical treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy. An electrode would be attached to the machine, which would help the surgeon to locate a lesion for removal, and also ensure that an undamaged part of the brain was not about to be removed. The device is clearly handmade, and is most likely an early prototype or precursor to machines used in later deep brain recording techniques.
James Sloan Robertson was one of the first modern neurosurgeons in the UK. After graduating in medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1920, he worked as a surgeon at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He then trained in Canada for a year under renowned neurosurgeon, Wilder Penfield, at the Neurological Institute, Montreal.
During the Second World War, Robertson worked as a specialist in neurosurgery at the EMS Hospital in Killearn. He was one of the men behind the creation of the Institute of Neurological Sciences at Glasgow.
Biphasic Stimulator by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Biphasic Stimulator
3D Scan of Dog Collar
Dog collar that once belonged to Sankel of the Glasgow Eye Infirmary, part of the museum collection of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Sankel would go around the pubs of Glasgow and perform tricks to earn money for the Eye Infirmary.
Sankel's Dog Collar by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Sankel's Dog Collar
3D Scan of Examination Chair
This chair for clinical examination and operative procedures was made by Mayer and Meltzer sometime in the 1890s. It was commissioned by Adam Brown Kelly (1866-1941), laryngologist at the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow and was constructed to a design of the leading London laryngologist, Sir Morell Mackenzie. The high back with its adjustable head rest is at right angles to the seat, forcing the occupant to maintain a very upright posture.
There is only one armrest, on the left, and the seat's central portion can rotate. All these features facilitate certain otolaryngological procedures. All examination was done using reflected light, the examiner looking down the centre of the beam created by a circular concave mirror via a central hole in the mirror. A lamp was placed slightly behind and to the left of the chair back, with the surgeon, seated, facing the patient.
The chair was later used by Adam Brown Kelly's son, Derek, (d.2002) who was also an E.N.T. surgeon at the Victoria Infirmary.
Examination chair used by Adam Brown Kelly by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
3D Scan of Livingstone Humerus Cast
Seen here is a 3D model of a replica cast of the left humerus of David Livingstone, the Scottish medical missionary. Livingstone fractured his humerus after a lion attacked him during a hunt.
Livingstone gave an account of this attack in his publication, "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa ":
"...I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me...he caught my shoulder as he sprang, and we both came to the ground below together. Growling horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat...Besides crunching the bone into splinters, he left eleven teeth wounds on the upper part of my arm."
David Livingstone Humerus Replica Cast by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Plaster Cast
Zulu Shield
Areca Tooth Paste Advertisement
China dish advertising Areca Tooth Paste.
Hopkinsons
Chrome plated metal forceps used to maintain a dry field.
Chrome-plated metal with red rubber inserts for gripping. Ratchet grip on the handle, and No.3 stamped on the hinge.
Steel, rubber.
Chrome plated metal forceps. Serrated, broad blades with ratchet grips for gripping tissue. Separable at the hinge.
Med Supply, Sheffield.
12 yards of waxed floss silk, on a wooden reel in a cardboard box.
Amalgamated Dental Company Ltd
Fraser Reading Room Sign
Sign, plastic with inscription "THE FRASER READING ROOM. THIS READING ROOM IS A GIFT FROM THE FRASER TRUST AND WAS OPENED BY HUGH FRASER 1ST MAY 1963."
2003/76.12
Princess Alexandra Sign
Sign, metal with inscription "THIS EXTENSION WAS OPENED BY H.R.H. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA ON 18TH MAY 1979."
Maurice Bloch Lecture Theatre Sign
Sign, granite with inscription "MAURICE BLOCH LECTURE THEATRE 1959."
S.S.Oriana Sign
Sign, metal with inscription "H.R.H. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENT LAUNCHED S.S. ORIANA AT BARROW IN FURNESS 1959."
Princess Alexandra Portrait Sign
Sign, metal with inscription, " H.R.H. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENT, PAINTED FOR S.S. ORIANA BY JUDY CASSAB 1960."
Bloch Trust Sign
Sign, metal and wood.
Metal, wood.
Endoscopic Dissector
Endoscopic dissector for keyhole surgery.
Auto Suture
Metal, plastic.
Grasping Instrument
Grasping instrument for keyhole surgery.
Endoscopic Shears
Endoscopic shears for keyhole surgery.
Metal, plastic
Multiple Clip Applier
Multiple clip applier for keyhole surgery,
Plastic, titanium.
Stapler for keyhole surgery.
Goniometer, metal, in mock leather container.
Silkworm Gut Suture
Silkworm gut suture in metal tin.
Vicarey Davidson & Co. Ltd.
1998/6.2.1
Silkworm gut, metal .
Catgut Suture
Two packets, each containing three sealed tubes of catgut suture.
Weddel Pharmaceuticals, London
1996/2.26.7
Length: 10.5 cm (tube)
Glass, catgut, sterilising fluid, paper, cardboard.
One box containing two sealed tubes of catgut suture.
Merson's Ltd
1996/2.26.20
Length: 10 cm (tube)
Glass, catgut, sterilising fluid, paper, cardboard
Catgut suture in glass tube.
Length: 7.3 cm
Catgut, glass
Catgut, glass.
Silk Suture
Silk suture, braided, in glass tube.
Glass, silk.
Silkworm gut suture, in glass tube and cardboard box
Allen & Hanburys Ltd
Glass, silkworm gut
Silkworm gut suture, in glass tube and cardboard box.
Glass, silkworm gut.
Miniature Pneumothorax Apparatus
Wooden box containing metal pump, regulating valve, aneroid manometer and filter.
Genito-Urinary Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Wood, Metal, Rubber
Scarificator
Metal scarificator for bloodletting.
W. B. Hilliard & Sons Ltd
Scarificators
Two metal scarificators for bloodletting.
L. Mathieu; c.1851-1890; Surgical instrument maker
Name authority Item Type Metadata
L. Mathieu
Surgical instrument maker
Mathieu was a former apprentice of Charrière.
Schimmelbusch; Dr; Curt Theodor (1860-1895); Physician and pathologist
Schimmelbusch's Collapsible Mask
Schimmelbusch
Forename(s)
Curt Theodor
Physician and pathologist
Edridge-Green; F. W. (1863-1953); Ophthalmologist
Edridge-Green Colour Blindness Test
Edridge-Green
Eveready Battery Co.; 1902-; Battery manufacturer
Eveready Medical Coil
Eveready Battery Co.
Battery manufacturer
Jones; Thomas Wharton (1808-1891); ophthalmologist
Thomas Wharton
Thomas Wharton Jones was born in St. Andrews and educated first at a school in Stirling, then at the Parish School of Dalmeny, and then at Musselburgh Grammar School. In 1822 he entered the literary classes at the University of Edinburgh and, a couple of years later, commenced the study of medicine. In 1827, at the age of eighteen, he was acting as demonstrator of anatomy under Robert Knox at the extra-mural school of anatomy. His fellow demonstrators were William Fergusson and Alexander Miller. However, the popular clamour over the Burke and Hare murders brought the extra-mural school of anatomy to an untimely end. As the school had been supplied with bodies for dissection by Burke and Hare, Knox and his demonstrators were driven out of Edinburgh. Wharton Jones went to Glasgow and through the influence of William Mackenzie determined to practice ophthalmic medicine and surgery. He was also a pupil of Professor Rainy and John Burns, under whom he studied embryology, and it was during this time that he made the first of a long series of discoveries destined to make his name famous. The discovery of the germinal vesicle in the mammalian ovum was published as a paper in 1835, and was followed in 1837 by a paper on the origin of the chorion, which attracted the attention and approval of the celebrated anatominst, Purkinje. For a short time, Wharton Jones engaged in private practice in Cork, then visited the principal continental universities. From 1838 he settled in London where he held first the post of Lecturer in Physiology at Charing Cross Hospital, then that of Fullerian Professor of Physiology at the Royal Institution. Subsequently, he was Professor of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery at University College, and Ophthalmic Surgeon to University College Hospital, a position that he held for thirty years. Upon his retiral from University College, he was granted the title of Emeritus Professor at that College. In 1840 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1844 was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1881, Wharton Jones moved from London to the town of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight where he lived until his death in 1891. During his lifetime he wrote a number of papers, most of which were published in the Philosophical Transactions, and relate chiefly to the capillary circulation in health and in inflammation. His essay, "The state of the blood and blood vessels in inflammation", which called attention to the degeneration that occurs in nerve fibres distally after their severance from the nerve centres, was published in the Guy's Hospital Reports for October 1850, and was awared the Astley Cooper prize of £300.
Reynolds; Sir; Joshua (1723-1792); Artist, PRA, FRS, FRSA
Portrait of William Hunter (1718-1783)
Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon on the 16th July 1723. In 1740 he was apprenticed to the portrait painter Thomas Hudson, with whom Reynolds remained until 1743. He then worked as a portrait painter in Plymouth Dock (now Devonport), where he lived with his sisters. He spent 1749-52 abroad, mainly in Italy, where he studied the works of the Old Masters. Upon his return he set up practice in London, and soon established himself as the leading portrait painter. He was elected the first President of the Royal Academy, founded in 1768, was one of the earliest members of the Royal Society of Arts, and helped found the Society of Artists of Great Britain. He died on the 23rd February 1792 at his home in Leicester Fields, London.
Raeburn; Sir; Henry (1756-1823); Artist
Robert Cleghorn (c.1760–1821), MD, Physician to the Glasgow Royal Asylum (1814–1818)
Portrait of Sir Robert Perry 1783-1848
Portrait of John Balmanno MD President 1802-1804, 1812-1814
Portrait of Robert Watt 1774-1819
Raeburn was born in Stockbridge, now a part of Edinburgh, and educated at Heriot's Hospital. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to the goldsmith James Gilliland of Edinburgh. In his teens he bagan to paint watercolour miniatures of his friends and from there went on to life-size portraits in oils. When he turned 22, he married a wealthy widow and this enabled him in due course to spend two years studying and working in Rome. Back in Edinburgh, he set up his own studio in George Street. He was knighted in 1822 when George IV visited Edinburgh and the next year shortly before his death he was appointed 'His Majesty's first limner and painter in Scotland.'
Pritchard; Andrew (1804-1882); Optician and miscroscope maker
Pritchard-Type Microscope
Optician and miscroscope maker
Mackenzie; William (1791-1868); Dr; Ophthalmologist
Sketch of Pterygium
Sketch of Conical Cornea
Horizontal Section of the Eye
Sketch of Muscae Volitantes
William Mackenzie was born in Queen Street, Glasgow, on 29 April 1791, the son of James Mackenzie, a muslin manufacturer. He was educated at Glasgow Grammar School and Glasgow University where he initially studied divinity with the intention of becoming a minister of the Church of Scotland. In 1810 he turned to medicine and in 1813 acted as a resident clerk to Dr Richard Miller. He obtained the Licence of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1815 and spent nearly the whole of the next three years on the Continent, attending the clinics of Dupuytren and Alibert in Paris and Beer in Vienna. He came to London in 1818, attended lectures of Dr John Abernethy (1764-1831) at St Bartholomew's Hospital and attempted to set up in general practice. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons on 1 May 1818. In June 1819, Mackenzie tried to establish an Eye Infirmary in Southwark but the plan fell through and he returned to Glasgow two months later. He became a Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, began general practice and started lecturing on anatomy, surgery, materia medica and medical jurisprudence in Anderson's College.
In 1824, in conjunction with Dr G C Montieth, he founded the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. In 1828 he was appointed Waltonian Lecturer at the University of Glasgow "On the Structure, Function and Diseases of the Eye." In the same year, the first edition of the Glasgow Medical Journal appeared with Mackenzie as editor. Mackenzie published his Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye in 1830 and it became a standard textbook on the subject until the invention of the ophthalmoscope in 1851 caused a radical change in the diagnosis and treatment of intra-ocular disease. The Physiology of Vision, published in 1841, was not to prove such a success and was considered by George Rainy in Mackenzie's obituary to be "far in advance of the age in which it was written". He was appointed Surgeon-Oculist in Scotland to Queen Victoria in 1838. He died at Glasgow on 30 July 1868.
Part of the collection was exhibited at the Glasgow City Museum and Art Gallery in 1959 as part of the celebrations of the 500th Anniversary of the Faculty. Some of the archives within the collection were listed in 1979 in RCPSG 1. They have now been brought together as well as other items of the collection which went astray and were subsequently purchased by the College.
Warrilow; David Ross (1956-); Artist
Warrilow
Warrilow was born in Glasgow in 1956.
White; Thomas Cyril (1911-1980); orthodontist
Model Bicycle Made by T.C. White
Professor T C White was born in Falkirk in 1911, the son of a dental supplier. After early schooling in Falkirk and later at Glasgow Academy, he continued his education in the city by training as a dental surgeon. He gained a Licence in Dental Surgery in 1933 and the Triple Qualification of the three Scottish medical colleges in 1935. After qualifying he became a dental anaesthetist in Glasgow. He then, however, concentrated his interest in orthodontics, developing a practice limited to this specialty. When he was asked to return to the Dental School to assist Dr A G Wilson, he took over and began to build up the Orthodontic Department. After a period as consultant to the Western Regional Hospital Board, Dr White was appointed Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Glasgow in 1963. He maintained strong links with the affairs of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He initiated, along with Professor J Aitchison, the development of a postgraduate qualification in Orthodontics, the first such qualification in the UK. As the dental representative on the College council, Professor White played an important role in promoting the development of the Fellowship in Dental Surgery which was established in 1967. He was convenor of the Dental Council 1972 – 1974. Professor White died in 1980. In his will be bequeathed the residue of his estate to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow "for the furtherance of postgraduate dental education and research". The income from this bequest has subsequently been used to support projects in the field of postgraduate dental education and research.
Sutherland; Alan (1931-); Artist
Sutherland was born in Bombay, India, in 1931, and lived there for the first three years of his life before moving back to Edinburgh. At the age of thirteen he had his first picture accepted into the Society of Scottish Artists. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 1952. He is a professional artist specialising in portraiture, and has had numerous notable sitters, including HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and The Honourable Lord Cameron. He has held exhibitions in The Royal Academy London, the Paris Salon, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and Prouds Art Gallery in Sydney.
Stone; Geoffrey (1931-2005); Artist
Portrait of Arthur Henry Jacobs, PRCPSG 1958-1960
Portrait of W. R. Snodgrass, PRCPSG 1948-1950
Stone was born in Hertfordshire on 16th October 1931 and died on the 10th January 2005 in Devon. At 28 he gained a degree in Zoology and Botany, studying mostly in his own time. He became a qualified lab technician and worked at Colindale on the polio vaccine, later moving to the Watford Pathology Lab and the Lister Institute. He lectured in science for 23 years at Dacorum Further Education College, Hemel Hempstead. As well as a lecturer in science, he was a professional landscape artist for over 30 years, and worked mainly in oil and gouache.
Smith; Lisa; Artist
Cherries and Physalis
Smith graduated from Glasgow School of Art, BA(Hons) Fine Art in 1991.
Smernicki; Joe (1949-); Artist
'Fairm' Sheds
Farm, Wuddie Law
Smernicki
Joe Smernicki was born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, and graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1973. Since then he has worked as an art teacher in the Tayside area whilst continuing to paint in his own time. He currently lives in Montrose and in 2009 he retired from his post as Head of Expressive Arts at Arbroath Academy in order to become a full-time artist. His home town of Montrose is the main source of inspiration for his landscapes and seascapes.
Philips; 1891-; Electronics manufacturer
Valve tube
Electronics manufacturer
Evans & Co.; 1676-1874; Surgical instrument makers
Amputation saw
Evans & Co.
Surgical instrument makers
Singer Corporation; 1851-; Sewing machine manufacturer
Sewing machine manufacturer
Schotz; Benno (1891-1984); Artist
A Head Study of Dr T.J. Honeyman
Schotz
Schotz was born on the 28th August 1891 in Arensburg, Estonia, and died on the 11th October 1984 in Glasgow. He studied at the Technical University of Darmstadt, and in 1912 he emigrated to Glasgow where he gained a diploma in engineering at the Royal Technical College. From 1914-1923 he worked in the drawing office at John Brown and Company, a Clydebank shipbuilders, while attending evening classes in sculpture at Glasgow School of Art. He exhibited his sculptures at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1917, and in 1920 he became President of the Society of Sculptors and Painters, Glasgow. He became a professional sculptor in 1923, and eventually became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and head of sculpture at Glasgow School of Art; a post which he held from 1938-1961. In 1963 he was appointed Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland. He was also a member of Glasgow Art Club.
Roscoe; Mark (1974-); artist
Portrait of Professor David Galloway, President 2015-2018
Park; James Stuart (1862-1963); Artist
Flower Study, Red and White Geraniums
James Stuart
Stuart Park was born at Kidderminster, Worcestershire, but his parents were from Ayrshire and he was brought up there. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and later in Paris. He was associated with the Glasgow Boys and exhibited with them, but was never a central member of the group. During much of his active life he had a studio in an outbuilding of Bellfield House, a large house with grounds left to the people of Kilmarnock. He specialised in still lifes, and exhibited regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Glasgow Insititute. He died in Kilmarnock at the age of 71.
Orr; James (1937-); Artist
Arisaig and Eigg
Breakers at Cullen
James Orr was born in Glasgow and now lives and paints in Ayrshire. He studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art under John Boyd RGI and William Crosbie. His paintings relate to real life with bold colour and confident brushstrokes marking his work. He exhibits regularly in the annual RSA and RGI exhibitions as well as in several London galleries. His work is held in a number of collections, notably in the personal collection of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
Morton; Thomas Corsan (1859-1928); Artist
Portrait of James Morton MD 1820-1889, President 1886-89
Thomas Corsan
Morton was born in Glasgow, working briefly at a lawyer's office before studying at Glasgow School of Art. After attending Slade School, London, he studied in Paris under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. He was a member of the Glasgow Boys, and focused mainly on landscape painting. He later taught landscape painting at Glasgow School of Art, and in 1908, he was appointed Keeper of the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. In 1925 he became Curator of Kirkcaldy Gallery of Art, where he died in 1928.
Morrocco; Alberto (1917-1998); Artist, RSA
Portrait of J H Wright, PRCPSGlasg 1960-1962
Morrocco, a painter of landscapes, still lifes and portraits, was born in Aberdeen on the 14th December 1917 to Italian immigrant parents. He studied at Gray's School of Art from 1932-1938. During the Second World War Morrocco was detained in Edinburgh Castle as an enemy alien. He was later released and allowed to serve in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In 1950 Morrocco was appointed head of the School of Painting at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee. The University of Dundee awarded Morrocco an honourary doctorate in 1980. He died in Dundee on the 10th March 1998.
Milne; John MacLauchlan (1886-1957); Artist, RSA
L'Estaque
John MacLauchlan
Milne was a well known Scottish landscape artist who portrayed not only his native land, but also scenes from southern France. He was born in Edinburgh in 1886 and educated there, at George Watson's College. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art, moving afterwards to Kingoodie, overlooking the Firth of Tay, near Dundee. During the First World War Maclauchlan Milne left to fight in France on the Western Front. France had a strong impression on the young artist, and he subsequently spent long periods of time there, from 1919-1932. He later settled in Arran, where he died in 1957. Maclauchlan Milne exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, at the Glasgow Institute, and showed works in London and New York.
Miller; Robin (1940-); artist
Knightswood Hospital
Middleton; James Raeburn (1855-1931); Artist
Portrait of George Stevenson Middleton 1853-1928 Honorary Fellow 1926
James Raeburn
Middleton was a portrait and landscape painter. He was well-travelled, working in Burma and Morocco, though his permanent address was in Glasgow. He exhibited in numerous galleries, including the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours, and the Royal Academy in London.
McMaster; Georgina S. (1981-); Artist
McMaster attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1998-2002, then from 2003-2004 trained as a teacher at Bath Spa University. In 2011, she travelled to Madhya Pradesh, India and painted the animals she viewed at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve for a solo exhibition at The Strathearn Gallery. Her work focuses mainly on animals, particularly Scottish wildlife.
Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Equipment
MacNee; Sir; Daniel (1806-1882); Artist, RA
Portrait of James Wilson 1783-1854
Portrait of James Watson MD 1787-1871, President 1838-41, 1849-52, 1857-60
Portrait of John Gibson Fleming 1809-1879
Portrait of Alexander Dunlop Anderson MD 1797-1871, President 1852-1855
Macnee
Name prefix/title
MacNee was born on the 4th June 1806 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, and died in Edinburgh on the 17th January 1882. When he turned thirteen he was apprenticed to the landscape artist John Knox, and afterwards worked for a year as a lithographer. He was later employed by a company in Cumnock, Ayrshire, to paint the ornamental lids of snuff-boxes. He studied in Edinburgh at the Trustees' Academy under William Allan, where he supported himself by illustrating publications for the engraver William Home Lizars, and finally moved to Glasgow where he established himself as a successful portrait painter. In 1829 he was admitted as a member of the Royal Scottish Academy; and on the death of Sir George Harvey in 1876 he was elected president, and was knighted. Several of Macnee's works are held by the National Portrait Gallery in London and at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Mackintosh; Anne H. (1944-); Artist
Portrait of Mr. Colin Mackay President 1997-2000
Portrait of James McArthur, PRCPSG 1988-1990
Portrait of A. Ross Lorimer, President 2000-2003
Portrait of Professor Arthur C. Kennedy PRCPSG 1986-1988
Portrait of Professor T.C. White
Professor Sir Graham Teasdale, President 2003-2006
Anne H.
Anne Mackintosh studied Botany at Glasgow University and obtained a PhD in Plant Physiology. After the birth of her fourth child she attended non-diploma classes at Glasgow School of Art for three years. Portrait commissions include Royalty, politicians, and academics as well as private individuals both in the UK and abroad.
Lang; James (1878-1956); Mr
Master wood craftsman
Krohne & Seseman; c.1860-1926; Surgical instrument maker
Set of Fergusson's Vaginal Speculae
Krohne & Seseman
G. Boulitte; early 20th century; Medical device maker
Pachon oscillometer
G. Boulitte
Medical device maker
Cyprane Ltd.; 1947-2010; Anaesthetic device manufacturer
Trilene inhaler
Cyprane Ltd.
Anaesthetic device manufacturer
Keighley, England
Duedil.com. (n.d.). DueDil. [online] [Accessed 29 Mar. 2019].
RA Medical Services Ltd. (n.d.). A World of Knowledge - RA Medical Services Ltd. [online] [Accessed 29 Mar. 2019].
Mackinlay; (Agnes) Mabel (Murray) (1874-1970); Artist
Mackinlay
(Agnes) Mabel (Murray)
Born A.M.M. Mason in Glasgow. Educated at the Academie julien in Paris and later in Germany.
MacDonald; Hamish (1935-2008); Artist
Blue Bathed Berth
Hamish MacDonald was born in Glasgow on the 29th of January 1935 and studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1963-1967. During his time at art school, he met his future wife Nadia Rossi, whom he married in 1966. In 1967, MacDonald became a designer at The Morris Furniture Group, and afterwards attended teacher training at Jordanhill College of Education. He subsequently taught as an art teacher until his early retirement in 1991. Best known for his landscapes, his work has been associated with the Scottish Colourist tradition through its brightness of colour and fluidity of texture. He died on the 13th of September 2008.
Macbeth; Norman (1821-1888); Artist, RSA
Portrait of Hugh Miller 1812-1879 Licentiate 1835 and Fellow 1860
Mabeth was born in Greenock in 1821. He served as an apprentice engraver in Glasgow for seven years, then went to London, where he studied at the Royal Academy. He later moved to Paris, where he worked in the Louvre. After returning to Scotland, in 1845 Macbeth established himself as a portait painter, and exhibited regularly at exhibitions at the Royal Scottish Academy. Around two years before his death, he moved to London, where he represented the Royal Scottish Academy as a trustee of the British Institution Scholarship Fund. He died there on the 27th February, 1888.
Law; Andrew (1873-1967); Artist
Portrait of John Freeland Fergus 1865-1943
Portrait of Roy Frew Young (1879-1948)
Law was born at Crosshouse in Ayrshire. Law went to school in Kilmarnock and took evening classes at the Kilmarnock Academy. In 1891, he was awarded the National Medal for Success in Art and won a place at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1896, Law was awarded a travelling scholarship and spent six months studying in Paris, where he took lessons from Robert Henri and attended classes at the Academie Delecluse. Law returned to Kilmarnock and began a career as a professional portrait painter. He also taught part-time at the Glasgow School of Art and exhibited regularly at the Royal Scottish Academy.
Kordubailo; Vladimir; Artist
In the Academy Square
Kordubailo
Kingsley; John E. (1956-); Artist
Portrait of Ian A McGregor
John E.
Born in Glasgow in 1956, Kingsley studied drawing and painting at Glasgow School of Art from 1973-77 under Dr David Donaldson, James D. Robertson and Geoffrey Squire. Since that time he has exhibited with the RSA, RGI, RSW and PAI and served as a council member at Paisley Art Institute for 15 years. In 1999 John was awarded the Diploma of the Paisley Art Institute. He was an art teacher at various Glasgow schools before becoming a full-time artist in 1997. He lives in Glasgow with his wife Moya Cove.
Irvine; Jennifer (1956-); Artist, RGI
In the Shade, Gigondas, Provence
Jennifer Irvine studied painting at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1978. She is an elected member of The Glasgow Art Club. She is also a regular exhibitor at the R.S.W. in Edinburgh and R.G.I. in Glasgow. After retiring from teaching in various Glasgow schools in 1990, she is now a full-time artist and lives and works in Glasgow. Her work encompasses still lifes, townscapes and seascapes.
Hutchison; Sir; William Oliphant (1889-1970); Artist
Portrait of Alexander Macgreggor
Hutchison
William Oliphant
Hutchison attended Kirkcaldy High School in Edinburgh, and later Rugby School. He attended the Edinburgh College of Art from 1909-1912. Afterwards, Hutchison studied in Paris, while employing himself painting portraits, landscapes and figure paintings. He enlisted during the First World War, serving in the Royal Garrison Artillery and being stationed in Malta. After 1918, he and his wife occupied a flat in Edinburgh until 1921, when he moved to London. He was an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy, President of the Royal Scottish Academy and a member of the Royal Society of Arts. He was Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1933 to 1943. Upon leaving Glasgow School of Art, he continued to paint portraits in Edinburgh and London until his death on the 5th February 1970.
Hood; Ernest Burnett (1932-1988); Artist
Ernest Burnett
Hood was born in Edinburgh in 1932 and educated in Glasgow. After being apprenticed to a lithographer he studied at Glasgow School of Art, where he subsequently worked before becoming a full time artist. He was a member of the Glasgow Art Club and a friend of fellow Scottish artist Alexander Goudie.
Henry; George (1858-1943); Artist, RA, RSA
Portrait of Sir Hector Clare Cameron (1843-1928)
George Henry was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, and studied at Glasgow School of Art and later in Macgregor's studio, though he learned most from his nature studies at Kirkcudbright. His father's name was 'Hendry' and George dropped the 'd' from his surname as a young man. He was a prominent member of the Glasgow School, working alongside various members such as James Guthrie, Edward Walton, Joseph Crawhall and Arthur Melville. In 1893 he went to Japan with Edward Atkinson Hornel, another member of the Glasgow Boys, for an 18 month tour. His work therafter continued to have strong Oriental influences. He is known for his richly coloured and highly decorative portraits and figure paintings.
Henderson; Joseph (1832-1908); Artist
Henderson was born at Stanley in Perthshire and was educated at Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh. Following a visit to London in 1851 he settled in Glasgow and "set on canvas the features of half of the magnates of the West of Scotland" (Gibson), though he later became known for his rendition of the Scottish countryside and for his seascapes. He exhibited his work at the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy in London from 1871 to 1886 and in Suffolk Street Galleries from 1882 to 1884. He was also president of the Glasgow Art Club twice.
Healy; Matthew; Artist
Portrait of Sir Donald Campbell, President 1992-1994
Matthew Healy graduated from Glasgow School of Art in the early 90's, after which he organised and ran art workshops for adults with learning difficulties and mental health problems. In 1997 he began working with Aardman Animations, as well as completing private commissions in his free time.
Harrigan; James (1937-); Artist
Harrigan
James Harrigan was born in Ayr in 1937 and has continued to live in Ayrshire throughout his life. He studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art, and later gained a diploma in Printmaking. He taught art for many years before becoming a full-time artist. He has exhibited widely throughout the UK, and is best known for his paintings of local scenery on the west coast of Scotland.
Gunn; Sir; James (1893-1964); Artist, RA, LLD
Portrait of Professor Archibald Young, President 1935-1937
Gunn was one of the most famous portrait painters of the 20th century. He was born in Glasgow on the 30th June 1893 and died in London on the 30th December 1964. He went to Glasgow School of Art but fell out with the director, Maurice Greiffenhagen, and later went to the Edinburgh School of Art where he stayed for three years before going to the Academie Julian in Paris. He left Paris at the outbreak of the First World War and initially joined the Artists Rifles. He was elected President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1953, a post he held until his death. He was also elected as a full academician at the Royal Academy in 1961 and was knighted for services to painting in 1963. He was given an LLD by Manchester in 1945 and by Glasgow in 1963.
Goudie; Alexander (1933-2004); Artist
Portrait of Mr Douglas H Clark, President 1980-1982
Goudie
Alexander Goudie was born in Paisley in 1933. He studied at Glasgow School of Art under David Donaldson, William Armour and Benno Schotz. He subsequently tutored there for many years before devoting himself entirely to studio work. He married Marie-Renee Dorval, a native of Brittany, in 1962. He subsequently spent his summers in the fishing village of Loctudy, where he painted many pictures of the surrounding landscape and the local way of life. Goudie was elected a member of the Glasgow Art Club in 1956 and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1970. He is best known as a portraitist, though he experimented with a broad range of creative fields. He died in Glasgow on the 27th April 2004.
Gilbert; George (1939-); Artist, RSW
Winter, West Shore Pittenweem
Temporary Arrangement
Gilbert was born in Glasgow in 1939. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1957-1962 under William Armour and David Donaldson. From 1962-1988 he taught in schools in Aberdeenshire, Glasgow and Fife, and left teaching in 1989 to become a full-time artist. Along with his wife Lesley, he set up the Coutryard Gallery in Crail, exhibiting contemporary Scottish Art from 1993-2001. Gilbert now lives and works in Pittenweem, where he paints townscapes and seascapes around Easr Neuk, along with still lifes and interiors. He has held numerous solo exhibitions and is an elected member of the RSW, SAAC and Paisley Art Institute.
Fullarton; James (1946-); Artist
Summer Blossom
Poppies and Cornflowers
James fullarton was born in Glasgow and studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1969. Since then he was worked as a full-time artist and lives in Ayrshire. He is a regular exhibitor with the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and has exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, as well as lecturing for the Scottish Arts Council. His vibrant use of colour and bold brush strokes associate his work with that of the Scottish Colourists.
Foster; Richard (1945-); Artist
Diana, Princess of Wales
Richard Foster, a portrait and landscape artist, was born in Paddington on the 6th June 1945 and was brought up in Norfolk. He was educated at Harrow, Trinity College, Oxford, Studio Simi (Florence), and City and Guilds of London Art School. He has been a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 1976, and former Honourary Treasurer (2003-2006) and Vice President (1991-1993). He has also been a member of the Art Workers Guild since 1980. He has done commissions for The Royal Collection, The Prince of Wales, The National Portrait Gallery, National Trust, Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Eton College and Harrow School, and many others.
Fleming; Jean (1937-1988); Artist
Harbour scene
Fleming was born in Burnside, Glasgow. She studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1953-1958, and at Patrick-Allan-Fraser School of Art, Hospitalfield, Arbroath. She was a member of the Royal Sociery of Watercolourists, and exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. She lived in Crail, Fife until her death in 1988.
Fairbairn; Thomas (1820-1885); Artist
Old Tombs, Glasgow Cathedral
Old Town's Hospital, Glagow
Fairbairn
Fairbairn was born in Glasgow and worked as a shop-lad at the dyers Brand & Mollison. His art education consisted of three months of evening classes, after which he rented a room at Exchange Place in Edinburgh, where he became a successful painter. After this he removed to West Regent Street, Glasgow, and in 1850 left Glasgow for Hamilton, where he resided until his death. Whilst living in Hamilton, he produced many watercolours of Cadzow Forest, a popular haunt of Scottish landscape-painters. He is most well known for his sketches of old houses and localities around Glasgow, which were published in lithographic form by the publishers Miller & Buchanan.
Dr Nelson's Improved Inhaler; 1861-; Inhaler manufacturer
Dr Nelson's Improved Inhaler
Inhaler manufacturer
Dettol; 1932-; Antiseptic manufacturer
Dettol bottle
Antiseptic cream
Antiseptic manufacturer
Slough, England
RB (Reckitt Benckiser). (n.d.). RB history - RB (Reckitt Benckiser). [online] [Accessed 28 Mar. 2019].
Cuxson, Gerrard & Co.; 1878-; Medical and podiatric product manufacturer
War Office First Field Dressing
Cuxson, Gerrard & Co.
Medical and podiatric product manufacturer
Oldbury, England
Cuxson Gerrard. (n.d.). About - Cuxson Gerrard. [online] [Accessed 28 Mar. 2019].
Worth; Claud (1869-1936); Ophthalmologist
Worth's Amblyoscope
CLAUD WORTH British Journal of Ophthalmology 1936;20:558-559.
C. H. F. Muller; 1865-1927; X-ray tube manufacturer
X-ray tube manufacturer
Ambu Ltd.; 1937-; Medical device manufacturer
Ambu resucitator
Ambu suction cup
Ambu Ltd.
Ambu.com. (n.d.). [online] Available at: https://www.ambu.com/about/about-ambu/our-history [Accessed 28 Mar. 2019].
Holborn Surgical Instrument Co. Ltd.; c.1870-c.1955; Surgical instrument makers
Child Schimmelbusch inhaler
Adult Schimmelbusch inhaler
Holborn Surgical Instrument Co. Ltd.
c.1870-c.1955
Bennion, E. (1979) Antique Medical Instruments. London: Sotheby Parke & Bernet, p. 321
Gracesguide.co.uk. (n.d.). Holborn Surgical Instrument Co. [online] [Accessed 26 Mar. 2019].
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co.; 1881-1968; Scientific instrument manufacturers
Cambridge Portable Cardiograph
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co.
Scientific instrument manufacturers
"Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co". gracesguide.co.uk. [Accessed 28/9/19]
Audubon; John-James (1785-1851); Ornithologist; artist
Ornithologist; artist
Rhodes, Richard (2004). John James Audubon: The Making of an American. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Armour Laboratories; 1867-1985; Pharmaceutical manufacturer
Nylon ligature
Armour Laboratories
Morton; Andrew Stanford (1848-1927); Ophthalmologist; physician
Morton-Pattern Ophthalmoscope
Andrew Stanford
Ophthalmologist; physican
ANDREW STANFORD MORTON British Journal of Ophthalmology 1927;11:319-320
Millikin & Lawley; 1815-c.1910; Surgical instrument makers
Microscope in wooden box
Millikin & Lawley
1815-c.1910
A Late 19thC Osteological Human Part Skeleton & Skull in Pine Box, L. (n.d.). A Late 19thC Osteological Human Part Skeleton & Skull in Pine Box, Supplied by Millikin & Lawley, London. [online] Doe & Hope.
Specialcollections.le.ac.uk. (1910). Post Office London Directory, 1910. [Vol. I. Part 2: Street Directory] - Page 475.
Ernst Leitz GmbH; 1869-1997; Optical instrument manufacturer
Ernst Leitz GmbH
Optical instrument manufacturer
Wetzlar, Germany
Leica-microsystems.com. (2018). Our History. [online]
Detroit Dental Manufacturing Co.; 1891-1939; Dental equipment manufacturer
Kerr's Tapered Canal Reamers
Detroit Dental Manufacturing Co.
Dental equipment manufacturer
Zimmer; 1927-; Orthopaedic device manufacturer
Plaster cutter
Orthopaedic device manufacturer
Indiana, USA
J. & W. Wood; 1833-1929; Cutlers and surgical instrument makers
Head Mirror
Cutlers and surgical instrument makers
Glasgow Dental Depot; 1908-; Dental manufacturer
Dental manufacturer
Roche Ltd.; 1896-; Pharmaceutical manufacturer
Pethidine Hydrochloride Ampoules
Roche Ltd.
R. Ballantine Optician; fl. 20th century
Barograph
R. Ballantine
Pettie & Whitelaw; 1901-1958; Surgical instrument maker
Pean's Artery Forceps
Pettie & Whitelaw
Pepsodent; 1915-; Toothpaste manufacturer
Mentasol Chlorophyll Green Toothpaste
Pepsodent, Ltd.
Toothpaste manufacturer
Parke, Davis & Co. Ltd.; 1871-; Pharmaceutical company
Dental hypodermic syringe
Pituatary extract
Merson's Ltd.; 1915-1949; Surgical instrument makers
Merson's Ltd.
Medical Supply Association Ltd.; 1895-1987; Healthcare manufacturer
Uterine sound
Medical Supply Association Ltd.
Healthcare manufacturer
Mayer & Meltzer; 1869-early 20th century; Surgical instrument maker
Mayer & Meltzer
1869-early 20th century
Kelvin & James White Ltd.; 1900-1914; Optician and mathematical instrument maker
Thomas Reid's Portable Ophthalmometer
Kelvin & James White Ltd.
Optician and mathematical instrument maker
M. Gardner & Son; 1822-1883; Optician and instrument maker
Set of glass bubbles
M. Gardner & Son
Optician and instrument maker
Edgar; Norman (1948-); Artist, RGI
Portrait of Thomas J Thomson PRCPSG 1982-1984
Portrait of Professor Norman Mackay, President 1994-1997
Dring; William Dennis (1904-1990); Artist, RA, RWS
Portrait of J. Hogarth Pringle FRCS 1863-1941
Dowell; Charles Rennie (c.1876-1935); Artist
Portrait of William Macewen, CB DCL FRS 1848-1924
Portrait of Andrew Freeland Fergus 1858-1939 President 1918-1921
Charles Rennie
David Marr; 1878-; Surgical instrument maker
Cursiter; Stanley (1887-1976); Artist, CBE, FRSE, FRIAS, FEIS, RSA, RSW
Portrait of Sir Hector Hetherington
Cursiter
Crawford; Hugh Adam (1898-1982); Artist, RSA
Tribute to Clydebank (The Stretcher Bearers)
Hugh Adam
Cunningham; John (1926-1988); Artist
A West Highland Shore
Sanna Bay, Ardnamurchan
Cain; Patricia (1963-); Artist
Clyde Redevelopment
Butts; Malcolm (1943-2009); Artist
Loch Duich
Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.; 1880-1942; Pharmaceutical manufacturers
Paroleine spray advert
Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers
B. Borthwick; Early 19th century; Surgical instrument makers
Sir Joseph Lister's Operating Instruments
B. Borthwick
Brennan; Heather (1944-); Artist
Titian Partakes of a Cappuccino and a Glass of Red
Blatherwick; Charles (d. 1895); Artist
Long Calderwood, The Home of William and John Hunter
Bletherwick
Bergen; George (1903-1984); Artist
Flower Piece
Bellany; John (1942-2013); Artist
Scottish Mother and Child
Bellany
Atherton; Linda (1952-); Artist
Portrait of Professor Brian O. Williams, CBE, PRCPSG 2006-2009
Armour; Mary Nicol Neill (1902-2000); Artist, RSA, RSQ
A Still Life with Pansies
Christmas Roses
Pink Roses (New Damn Roses)
Mary Nicol Neill
Annan; Thomas (1829-1887); Photographer
The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow
The Old Country Houses of the Glasgow Gentry
Coxeter Ltd.; 1836-1939; Surgical instrument maker
Bobbin flowmeter
Coxeter Ltd.
Bennion, E. (1979) Antique Medical Instrument. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet
Wilkinson, D.J. (1987) A Charles King: a unique contribution to anaesthesia. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 80: 510–4
John McMillan Ltd.; c.1868-1960; Chemists
Aural syringe
Catgut ligatures
Richmond, L.; Stevenson, J. (2017) The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. London: Routledge
Hawkins-Ambler's uterine dilator
Hawkins-Ambler's uterine dilator, metal.
Clover's ether inhaler, Hewitt's modification
Clover's ether inhaler, Hewitt's modification.
Metal, plastic, rubber
Flowmeter once part of an anaesthesia apparatus.
British Oxygen Company Ltd.; 1906-; Heathcare manufacturer
Glass, metal.
Chloroform Vaporiser
Chloroform Vaporiser, once part of an anaesthesia apparatus.
M.I.E. Ltd.
Bobbin Flowmeter, most likely part of an anaesthesia apparatus.
Glass, metal, plastic.
Bladder Syringe
Bladder syringe in wooden case.
Length: 36.3 cm (box)
Brass, ivory, rubber, wood.
John Lizars Ltd.; 1830-1999; Optician and instrument maker
John Lizars Ltd.
Black and Lizars history
Skiascope
Newman Cystoscope
John Trotter Ltd.
Glasgow, Scotland; Edinburgh, Scotland
Information about company history
Chassaignac; Edouard (1804-1879); Physician
Chassaignac's Chain Ecraseur
Chassaignac
Edouard-Pierre-Marie
Avril, J.-L. (2002) Mille Bretons. Rennes: Les Portes du Large, p. 87
Rolls Razor Ltd.; c. 1916-1964; Razor manufacturer
Rolls Razor Imperial model 2
Rolls Razor Ltd.
Razor manufacturer
1916 patent
The Glasgow Herald - Aug 28, 1964
Hanovia UV Ltd.; 1924-; Ultraviolet systems manufacturer
Ultraviolet ray lamp
Hanovia UV Ltd.
Ultraviolet systems manufacturer
Hanovia history
Oiled silk dressings
Johnson & Johnson history
John Weiss & Son, Ltd.; 1787-; Surgical instrument makers
Case of eye instruments
Taylor's eye vectis
Von Graefe's cateract knife
Beer's cateract knife
Iris hook
Capsulotomy knife
Rollet's Lacrimal Sac Retractor
Jaeger's Iridectomy Knife
Schiotz's Improved Tonometer
John Weiss & Son, Ltd.
John Weiss & Son history
Cameron's Surgical Specialty Co.; 1922-1957; Surgical instrument manufacturer
Cameron's Electrodiagnostoset, which includes:
1. Cameron's surgilite (1)
3. Cameron's skenoscope
4. Cameron's 5-in-1 Ophthalmoscope
5. Oralite
Cameron's Surgical Specialty Co.
Surgical instrument manufacturer
Robertson; James Sloan Mutrie (1905-1978); neurosurgeon
James Sloane Mutrie
James Sloan Mutrie Robertson graduated M.B., Ch.B. (Honours) from the University of Glasgow in 1928. He took the FRCS England in 1932, and the FRCS Glasgow in 1962. He was appointed gate surgeon to Glasgow Royal Infirmary but decided to pursue neurosurgery, training as a fellow of the Neurological Institute, Montreal. On returning to Glasgow Royal Infirmary he was appointed as neurosurgeon. After the Second World War, he was retained as a specialist in neurosurgery, and appointed to a new EMS hospital at Killearn where he pioneered and developed neurosurgery as an outstanding service to the west of Scotland. Robertson and Eric Paterson, with the support of Sir Charles Illingworth, formed the Glasgow and West of Scotland Neurosurgical Unit. Robertson also created the Institute of Neurological Sciences at Glasgow, which was based on the Neurological Institute at Montreal but modified in accord with his own experience at Killearn.
Lucy Baldwin Gas-Oxygen Analgesia Apparatus
Portable Anaesthesia Apparatus
British Oxygen Company Ltd.
Heathcare manufacturer
Guildford, England
BOConline UK. (n.d.). BOC History.
S. Maw & Son, Ltd.; 1860-1979; Health care manufacturer
Hey saw
Amputation set
Liston's artery forceps
Set of suture needles
Petit-type Tourniquet
S. Maw & Son, Ltd.
Health care manufacturer
History of company (Richmond, L. & Stevenson, J. (2003) The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Oxon & New York: Routledge, p. 247)
W. B. Hilliard & Sons Ltd.; 1834-1987; Medical and surgical instrument makers
Haemorrhoid Forceps
Liston amputation knife
W. B. Hilliard & Sons Ltd.
Medical and surgical instrument makers
Down Bros Ltd.; 1874-1989; Health care manufacturer
Wooden case of breast knives
Sydenham's modified mouth gag
Ogston's inhaler
Thomas wrench
Simeon Snell's Set
Tonsil guillotine
Down Bros. Ltd.
Founded in 1874 (Bennion, E. (1979) Directory of Surgical Instrument Makers, in Antique Medical Instruments London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubications, p. 314)
Acquired by Sims Surgical Equipment in 1989
American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.; 1908-; Health care manufacturer
Brown-Buerger cystoscope
American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.
Southborough, Massachussets, USA
Charles F. Thackray Ltd.; 1902-1990; Surgical instrument manufacturer
Doyen's mouth gag
Liston's bone-cutting forceps
Charles F. Thackray Ltd.
"History - Thackray Medical Museum", Thackraymedicalmuseum.Co.Uk
Archibald Young & Son; c.1777- c.1914; Surgical instrument makers
Pocket Dressing Instrument Case
Catheters in wooden case
Archibald Young & Son
c.1777- c.1914
Dates of existence. 1777: Weston-Davies, W. H.(1989) The surgical instrument maker: an historical perspective, in: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 82, pp-40-43
Mid-18th century - 1914: Whitaker, J. & Sons (1914) The Red Book of Commerce. London: J Whitaker & Sons
S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; 1872-; Dental manufacturers
Jar of S. S.White Filling Porcelain
S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Dental manufacturers
S. S. White history
Shade guide
Date of incorporation: Whitaker, J. & Sons (1914) The Red Book of Commerce. London: J Whitaker & Sons
Company closure: The Times, Jun 06, 1968
Dental foot drill
Wooden plug
Date est.: Claudius Ash Sons & Co Ltd, A Century of Dental Art: A Centenary Memoir 1820–1921, 1921
Amalgamated with de Trey to create Amalgamated Dental Company: Roguin, A. (2011) Stent: The Man and Word Behind the Coronary Metal Prosthesis , in Circulation: Cardiovascular interventions 4(2), pp. 206-209
Whitelocke; Dr.; Richard Henry Anglin (1861-1927); Surgeon
Sketch of the Cerebellum
Vertical sketch of human scalp
Illustrations of different types of aneurisms
Diagram of the Brain
Sketch of Brain Hemisphere
Colour sketch of the femur
Sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella
Sketches of a transerve fracture of the patella
Sketch of a heart dissection
Sketch of the temporal bone
Sketch of early symptoms of ataxia
Colour sketches of transverse fracture of the patella
Colour sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella
Sketch of patient at second srtage of scelorosis
Sketch of transverse fracture of the patella
Sketch of the Knee Joint
Sketch of transsverse fracture of the patella
Sketch of frontal bone
Sketch of the frontal bone
Sketch of the nasal cavity
Sketch of the median section of the skull
Whitelocke
Richard Henry Anglin
House surgeon to Sir William Macewan
Illustrations of Different Aneurisms
Four colour illustrations of different types of aneurism.
RCPSG 1/20/2/10/6
Print of the brain showing a potential lesion surrounding the central sulcus.
RCPSG 1/20/2/10/55
Print of the brain highlighting parts of the parietal and temporal lobes.
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Print of the brain showing a potential lesion of the frontal lobe.
Print of the brain highlighting a region of the pre-central gyrus.
Print of the brain highlighting an area around the lateral sulcus.
Print of the brain highlighting potential lesions on either side of the central sulcus.
Diagram of Brain
Print of the brain highlighting an area around the central sulcus.
Print of the brain highlighting a region around the central sulcus.
Print of the brain highlighting an area of the central sulcus.
Print diagram of the brain highlighting regions of the pre- and post-central gyri.
Print of a diagram of the brain highlighting a region of the temporal lobe.
Colour pencil sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella with ligamentous aponeuritic structure hanging over the edge.
Paper, colour pencil
Small print of a lateral view of the brain, highlighting a potential lesion in the frontal lobe.
Colour sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella.
Sketch of Transverse Fracture of Patella
Pencil sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella.
RCOSG 1/20/2/10/36
Paper, pencil
Colour pencil sketch of a transverse fracture of the patella.
Pencil sketch on paper of the knee joint in flexion.
Sketch of Heart Dissection
Pencil sketch of a dissection of the heart.
Pencil sketch of the temporal bone.
Pencil sketch on tracing paper of the bony nasal septum of the nasal cavity.
Tracing paper, pencil
4 sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella.
Paper, coloured pencil
Sketch of Patient at Second Stage of Sclerosis
Pencil sketch of a patient's elbows at the second stage of sclerosis.
paper, pencil.
Pencil sketch of the knees and ankles of a patient displaying early symptoms of ataxia.
Colour sketch of the proximal region of the femur.
Colour Sketches of Transverse Fracture of Patella
2 colour sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella.
3 colour sketches of a transverse fracture of the patella
Sketch of Median Section of the Skull
Pencil sketch on tracing paper of median section of the skull from the left.
Pencil sketch on tracing paper of the inner surface of the frontal bone.
Pencil sketch on tracing paper of anterior view of the frontal bone.
Tracing paper, pencil.
Pencil sketch of the ventral surface of the brain, showing a portion of the Circle of Willis
Sketch of lateral view of the brain.
Sketch of a section of the human scalp with specimen prepared by Dr Anglin Whitelock.
Sketch of the cerebellum by Dr Anglin Whitelock, House Surgeon to Sir William Macewen
Record Syringe
Record syringe in tobacco tin.
Leather pocket dressing instrument case, thought to be a field surgical case.
Urethral Dilator
Urethral dilator.
Howe's Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate
Ampules of Ammonial Silver Nitrate and Formalin. Leaflet enclosed.
P.N. Condit
Cardboard, paper, glass.
British Medical Association badge
British Medical Association badge, enamel, metal and ribbon.
J. F. Gaunt, London
2003/40.9.7
Enamel, metal, ribbon.
Wm. Bruford and Son Ltd., England
British Medical Association badge, enamel, metal and ribbon
Dingwall, Winnipeg
Clinical Surgery Certificate
Clinical surgery certificate, in leather-covered case
W & J Milne, Edinburgh
Glass, ink, leather, paper, velvet.
Decorative Cup
Decorative cup to commemorate the centenary of the Glasgow Eye Infirmary, 1824-1924.
Decorative Cup by RCPSG Heritage on Sketchfab
Brass, enamel.
Graph Printing Block
Printing block depicting a graph.
Line Graph Printing Block
Printing block depicting a line graph.
Joseph Black printing block
Printing block depicting Joseph Black, Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow, 1750s-1760s.
Printing block depicting a person in a diving suit.
Glasgow Eye Infirmary sign
Sign from the Glasgow Eye Infirmary, c 1920s-c 1930s.
c 1920s-c 1930s.
2003/77.70.2
Sign placed above a bed or cot which had been endowed by a donor prior to the introduction of the National Health Service.
Reading test type
Reading test type, paper and plastic, 20th century.
Paper, plastic.
c 1920s-c 1930s
Enamel, metal.
Glasgow Eye Infirmary poster drawing
Framed poster drawing, probably by William Campbell Nicolson, published between 1927 and 1937 and used to raise funds for the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. It was found at a jumble sale by Denis Rice of the University of Leicester, who passed it on to the Eye Infirmary. A letter to this effect, dated 1981, is included in the frame.
William Campbell Nicolson
c 1927-c 1937
Glass, paper, wood.
Spinhaler whistles
Box of 5 whistle attachments for children using the Spinhaler. Includes an instruction card for each whistle.
Fisons Pharmaceuticals; 1843-1995; Pharmaceutical company
box: 8 x 3 x 6 cm
Intal syncroner inhaler
Metered-dose inhaler (MDI). Demonstrator unit in cardboard box.
box: 12 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
Aerocrom Syncroner
Demonstrator unit of the "Aerocrom Syncroner" inhaler. This metered-dose inhaler (MDI) includes a built-in spacer so the inhaler can be used without the need for an additional spacer. In a cardboard box.
Duovent extension tube
Extension/spacer tube for use with the Duovent inhaler.
Boehringer Ingelheim; 1885-; Pharmaceutical company
Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Ltd.; 1953-; Pharmaceutical company
"Monty" doll
Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Ltd.
Hoddeson, Hertfordshire, UK
"Contact Us", Msd-Uk.Com <https://www.msd-uk.com/contact/index.xhtml> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
"Our History", Msd-Uk.Com <https://www.msd-uk.com/about/our-history.xhtml> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
The company was formed by the merger of Merck & Co. (1891-1953) with Sharpe & Dohme to become Merck, Sharpe & Dohme ('Our History'). The company's headquarters are in New Jersey, USA, and its UK site is in Hertfordshire ('Contact Us').
Pfizer Ltd.; 1849-; Pharmaceutical company
Exirel capsules
Exirel inhaler
Pfizer Ltd
Sandwich, UK
"Company History | Pfizer: One Of The World's Premier Biopharmaceutical Companies", Pfizer.Com <https://www.pfizer.com/about/history/all#>%20[Accessed 5 February 2019]
"Our History And Achievements In The UK", Pfizer: The World's Largest Research-Based Pharmaceutical Company <https://www.pfizer.co.uk/our-history> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Pfizer Ltd was founded in 1849 in New York, USA by cousins Charles Pfizer and William Erhart ('Company History'). In 1952, Pfizer opened a facility in Sandwich, UK ('Our History and Achievements in the UK').
Novartis International AG; 1996-; Pharmaceutical company
Foradil Aerolizer
Novartis International AG
"Company History | Novartis UK", Novartis.Co.Uk <https://www.novartis.co.uk/about-us/who-we-are/company-history> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Novartis was created from a merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz in 1996. ('Company History')
Evans Medical Ltd.; 1959-1998; Pharmaceutical company
Placebo spacehaler
Evans Medical Ltd
Kings Langley, UK
"The First Ninety Years", Ucb.Com <https://www.ucb.com/the-first-ninety-years/flipbook.html> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
"UCB Pharma Limited - Company Profile - Endole", Suite.Endole.Co.Uk <https://suite.endole.co.uk/insight/company/00209905-ucb-pharma-limited?page=people-contacts> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Evans Medical Ltd. was acquired by Medeva Pharma Ltd. in 1998 ('UCB Pharma Limited - Company Profile'). From 2001, the company came under Celltech Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which was then taken over by UCB Pharma Ltd. in 2004. ('The First Ninety Years')
Vitalograph (Ireland) Ltd.; 1963-; Healthcare manufacturer
Vitalograph pulmonary monitor
Vitalograph (Ireland) Ltd.
"Vitalograph - History Timeline", Vitalograph.Co.Uk <https://vitalograph.co.uk/timeline> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Founded in 1963 by Dietmar and Margaret Garbe, and has headquarters in Buckingham, England. The Irish branch of the company was formed in 1974. ('Vitalograph - History Timeline')
Intal Spincap cartridges
Intal spinhaler
Spinhaler inhaler set
Fisons Pharmaceuticals
Thayer, Ann, "Fisons Gives In To Rhône-Poulenc Rorer", Chem. Eng. News 73(42), 1995 <https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/cen-v073n042.p006> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
The company was founded in 1843 by Edward Packard in Ipswich, England. In 1995, the company was acquired by Pennsylvania-based company Rhone-Poulenc and became defunct. (Thayer)
Aerohaler
Atrovent Forte inhaler
Duovent inhaler
Ingelheim, Germany
"History", Boehringer-Ingelheim.Com <https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/who-we-are/history> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
3M Health care Ltd.; 1969-; Healthcare manufacturer
Qvar 50 aerosol inhaler
Aereobec Autohaler
Salbutamol inhaler
"3M Health Care Ltd.", Bloomberg.Com <https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6465733> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Chiesi Farmceutici S.p.A; 1935-; Pharmaceutical company
Dry powder inhaler
Chiesi Pharmaceutici
"Chiesi Limited - People And Ideas For Innovation In Healthcare", Chiesi.Uk.Com <http://www.chiesi.uk.com/history> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Trudell Medical International; 1922-; Pharmaceutical company
AeroChamber inhaler spacer
Trudell Medical
"Our History | Trudell Medical International", Trudellmed.Com <https://www.trudellmed.com/our-history> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
"Trudell Medical Ltd.", Bloomberg.Com <https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0047095D:CN-trudell-medical-ltd> [Accessed 5 February 2019]
Clement Clarke International Ltd.; 1917-; Pharmaceutical company
ABLE inhaler spacer
Clement Clarke International
Harlow, UK
"About Us". Haag-Streit.Com, https://www.haag-streit.com/clement-clarke/about-us/. Accessed 5 Feb 2019.
Clement Clarke International is based in Harlow, England, and has been a subsidiary of Haag-Streit group since 1989. ('About Us')
Allen & Hanburys Ltd.; 1856-2013; Pharmaceutical company
Placebo accuhaler
Ventolin rotacaps
Flixotide diskhaler
Sertetide 100 accuhaler
Seretide 50 evohaler
Rotahalers and cartridges
Ventodisk blister pack
Diskhaler blister packs
Becodisk Inhaler
Ventodisk Inhaler
Uxbridge, UK
"Creating The GSK Of Today: 1950 – 1999 | GSK". Gsk.Com, https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/about-us/our-history/creating-the-gsk-of-today-1950-1999/. Accessed 5 Feb 2019.
Stothard, J. R., and David Rollinson. 2018. "An Important Milestone In Parasitology: Celebrating A Hundred Volumes Of Advances In Parasitology". Advances In Parasitology (100), pp. 1-27, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065308X18300186Accessed 5 Feb 2019.
Allen & Hanburys was acquired by Glaxo Laboratories Ltd, later GlaxoSmithKline, in 1958. ("Creating The GSK Of Today: 1950 – 1999 | GSK")
GSK used the Allen & Hanburys name for their special respiratory division until phased out in 2013 (Stothard and Rollinson).
Astra Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; 1913-1999; Pharmaceuticals company
Spacer for asthma inhaler
Pulmicort inhaler
Bricanyl inhaler
Astrazeneca.com. (2019). FAQs. [online] Available at: https://www.astrazeneca.com/investor-relations/faqs.html [Accessed 5 Feb. 2019].
Referenceforbusiness.com. (n.d.). Astra Ab - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Astra Ab. [online] Available at: https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/76/Astra-AB.htmll [Accessed 5 Feb. 2019].
Astra Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1913 in Södertälje, Stockholm by a group of 400 doctors and apothecaries (Referenceforbusiness.com, n.d.).
In 1999, the company merged with Uk-based Zeneca Plc to create AstraZeneca (AstraZeneca, 2019).
AstraZeneca; 1999-; Pharmaceutical company
NebuChamber fish attachment
Turbohaler
Carroll, J. (2013). UPDATED: AstraZeneca to ax 1,600, relocate thousands in global R&D reshuffle | FierceBiotech. [online] Fiercebiotech.com. Available at: https://www.fiercebiotech.com/r-d/updated-astrazeneca-to-ax-1-600-relocate-thousands-global-r-d-reshuffle [Accessed 5 Feb. 2019].
AstraZeneca was formed in April 1999 as a merger of Astra Pharmaceuticals and Zeneca Plc (FAQ, AstraZeneca). Headquarters have been in Cambridge, UK since 2013 (Carroll).
"Aerohaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI). Includes a magazine for holding up to 6 capsules. The button on the side pierces the capsule in the chamber.
Placebo inhalation disks for use with the Serevent Diskhaler. 5 demonstration blister packs.
Cardboard box containing "Spinhaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI) in a plastic carry case, with instruction leaflet.
box: 9.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Demonstration model of a "Spacehaler" meterd-dose inhaler (MDI). The Spacehaler is designed to reduce the velocity of the aerosol cloud that emerges from the inhaler, without the need for an additional spacer. In cardboard box with instruction leaflet.
"Aerolizer" type inhaler for use with Foradil (eformoterol) capsules. The buttons on the side are used to pierce the capsule inside the chamber.
7.5 x 4 x 2 cm
"Autohaler" metered-dose inhaler (MDI) containing a placebo canister. In original cardboard box.
Placebo "Turbohaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI)
Brown DPI preventer inhaler, simlar to a Turbohaler
Placebo Formoterol "Turbohaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI)
Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) containing ipratopium bromide. In cardboard box with "Physician's Sample" sticker and instruction leaflet.
Rubber fish-shaped attachment for children using the NebuChamber inhaler spacer. In original plastic packaging with instructions leaflet.
packaging: 23 x 11.5 x 8 cm
Transparent plastic 2-part spacer for use with metered-dose inhalers
President's Chair
William IV mahogany President's Chair with high upholstered back inset with the original arms of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in mahogany, on turned fluted legs with later castors.
The staff of Aesculapius flanked by open lancet on the right and poppy on the left, motto 'Conjurat Amice'
Illustrated in Portrait of James Watson MD 1787-1871, President 1838-41, 1849-52, 1857-60
Illustrated in Portrait of Professor David Galloway, President 2015-2018
Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) containing Exirel (200 mcg) pirbuterol acetate. In a cardboard box marked "Physician's sample", with instruction leaflet.
box: 10.7 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Metered-dose inhaler (MDI) containing fenoterol hydrobromide with ipratropium bromide. In a cardboard box with "Physician's sample" sticker and instruction leaflet.
box: 8 x 5.5 x 3 cm
Ventodisk blister packs
Cardboard box containing 14 Ventodisk blister packs, each with 8x400 microgram doses of Salbutamol BP. For use with a Ventolin Diskhaler.
box: 7 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm
Seretide 100 Accuhaler
"Seretide 100 Accuhaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI) (100 mcg fluticasone propionate, 50 mcg salmeterol). Sample pack in cardboard box with instruction leaflet.
box: 9 x 9 x 3.5 cm
Bottle containing 15 mcg Exirel (pirbuterol hydrochloride) capsules. Bottle is marked "Physician's Sample".
Peak flow meter for measuring peak expiratory flow.
"Seretide 50 Evohaler" metered-dose inhaler (MDI) (50 mcg fluticasone propionate, 25 mcg salmeterol). Sample pack in cardboard box with instruction leaflet.
Bottle containing 400mg Ventolin (salbutamol BP) capsules for use with the Ventolin Rotahaler.
Bottle containing 20 mcg Intal (sodium cromoglycate BP) capsules for use with the Spinhaler.
Demonstration model of an "Accuhaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI).
8.5 x 8.5 x 2 cm
Plastic box containing "Spinhaler" dry powder inhaler (DPI) and 2 bottles of dummy/placebo capsules. Instruction diagrams are printed on a label inside the box.