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The 18th and 19th century was the peak age of IPPD of Medicine {I= Inspection, P= Percussion, P=Palpation, D= Diagnosis}


A rare example of Sibson's instrument which was used as a combination of both percussion hammer and pleximeter. The weighted hammer was position centrally within a brass frame and could be raised by means of silk cords attached on either side. When dropped it would fall onto the ivory pleximeter from a fixed height and this would presumably have added a degree of consistency to the percussion note. The article is an extract from "PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CHEST, PULMONARY CONSUMPTION AND ITS INTERCURRENT DISEASES" by Somerville Scott Alison MD Edin. Published by John Churchill New Burlington Street in 1861



Vintage thermometer of the 19th century.

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Neurosurgery in the 19th century


A German Neurosurgical equipment case. Circa 1880s.

A fine German fitted neurosurgical set dating to the early 19th century. The velvet lined leather case is decorated with embossed surrounds. It contain 17 compartments which accommodate a full set of instruments made from unplated polished steel, brass and horn. They are signed by Zitier, Heine and Sandill and it is likely that the boxed set was made specifically to accommodate these instruments. There are no empty spaces and the set is complete and original. Around the central trepanning brace there are two fixed hand held trephines, two detachable handles and trephines attachments, a scalpel, Hey saw, elevator, brush, scissor handled spreaders, a starter trephine and two raspatories.

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Mr. Daray, you do not have to be a doctor to contribute to this thread. Perhaps you can share with us how medicine has changed for you since the days of your youth to the now.

A question like from me to you: Do you believe that medicine has changed and transformed enough to benefit your health for the better? What are the things that you feel could be changed for the better etc?

This is an open thread. Anything concerning medical science and evolution of it is open to debate/discussion.

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One of the most spectacular, if fearsome looking, Roman medical instruments is the vaginal dilator or speculum (dioptra). It comprises a priapiscus with 2 (or sometimes 3 or 4) dovetailing valves which are opened and closed by a handle with a screw mechanism, an arrangement that was still to be found in the specula of 18th-century Europe. Soranus is the first author who makes mention of the speculum specially made for the vagina. Graeco-Roman writers on gynecology and obstetrics frequently recommend its use in the diagnosis and treatment of vaginal and uterine disorders, yet it is one of the rarest surviving medical instruments. Specula are large and readily recognizable and should not have suffered the same degree of destruction as thin instruments, such as probes, scalpels and needles. As a source of bronze, however, they may have been more subject to recycling than the smaller instruments.



Vaginal Speculum

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