Antique Medical Instruments

By C. Keith Wilbur and C. Keith Wilbur, Keith;Wilbur

Book Overview

Family physician and artist Dr. C. Keith Wilber presents a hand-illustrated tour of medical history via the doctors' instruments. This study chronicles the evolution of a wide range of medical instruments from the mid-1700s through current usage. It includes discussions on microscopes, reflex hammers, stethoscopes, blood pressure instruments, electro-cardiographs, ophthalmoscopes, otoscopes, endoscopes, vaginal specula, thermometers, forceps, bullet probes, bloodletting instruments, vaccination lancets, trepanning tools, and others. This is an important resource for all medical personnel, historians, and collectors.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764329936
• ISBN13: 9780764329937
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"