old suppository machine parts circa 1895

[Absinthe_1900]

Yeah... this makes leeches seem no so bad.

The Pharmacy Museum has some nice Leech Bowls.

http://www.pharmacymuseum.org/chapterspage1.htm

 

[jamespowers]

Yeah, if the "rocket" is any indication, can those that whistle or honk in different keys be that far off? "Was that an air-raid siren or was that your medication?"

You're reminding me of Picolo Petes during Four of July now.

 

[Dapper Dan]

I love the big label: "LEECHES."

 

[Benny Holiday]

I love the big label: "LEECHES."

Yeah, couldn't they have made the lettering any larger? lol

It's like when you're visiting your grandparents' house and you go to put your toothbrush in the bathroom cabinet. You open the door and on the opposite side of the cabinet from the Q-tip and the denture paste are tubes marked with huge letters "Anusol' or 'Preparation H'. Hmm, wonder what they could be for? How embarrassing! Couldn't they think up better names? lol lol

 

[Mike in Seattle]

You're reminding me of Picolo Petes during Four of July now.

Honestly - that's exactly what flashed in my mind when I read the original post...

 

[Mike in Seattle]

I love the big label: "LEECHES."

I just happened to be watching African Queen - yes, THAT scene - about the time I was reading the post.

 

[CharlieH.]

The Pharmacy Museum has some nice Leech Bowls.

I'd love to have one of those in the living room and fill it with gummy worms.

 

[Absinthe_1900]

Repro Leech Jars: http://www.biopharm-leeches.com/oldjar.htm

Fun for the whole family. http://www.biopharm-leeches.com/

 

[CharlieH.]

That's swell! Altough 50 quid sounds rather steep.

I love this line from the site - These jars are primarily designed as a decorative item but can used to store leeches if required.

(Wait a minute! Those folks really do sell leaches!)

 

[feltfan]

I have visited the Pharmacy Museum in New Orleans.
I hope some day to visit the Museum of Questionable
Medical Devices:

http://www.mtn.org/quack/welcome.htm

I know this won't make me popular, but here is a brief
article on the father of electrogynecology, in PDF format:

www.womenshealthpc.com/7_04/pdfs/308PhotoHistoryPC.pdf

I'm sure you're as horrified as I am, but this sort of
technological quackery plays an interesting role in
the early 20th century. One we benefit from today.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

That's swell! Altough 50 quid sounds rather steep.

I love this line from the site - These jars are primarily designed as a decorative item but can used to store leeches if required.

(Wait a minute! Those folks really do sell leaches!)

It sounds rather strange, but hospitals do still use leeches to this day, and I'm not talking in some third world country or back-woods area. There were some articles about it a few years ago. There are certain surgeries or injuries that the best thing for healing is to keep the area free of accumulations of blood in the surrounding tissues, and using the leeches is the best way to handle those situations. They suck out the old blood and draw fresh blood to heal the area.

 

[scotrace]

Maggots have also proved very beneficial in the treatment of persistently necrotic tissue, when antibiotics and all else fail.

Ew.

LeMedicine? Help?

 

[CharlieH.]

Maggots have also proved very beneficial in the treatment of persistently necrotic tissue, when antibiotics and all else fail.

Ew.

LeMedicine? Help?

Gaah! Now I can't stop thinking about that scene in Poltergeist....

 

[Dapper Dan]

"It sounds rather strange, but hospitals do still use leeches to this day, and I'm not talking in some third world country or back-woods area. There were some articles about it a few years ago. There are certain surgeries or injuries that the best thing for healing is to keep the area free of accumulations of blood in the surrounding tissues, and using the leeches is the best way to handle those situations. They suck out the old blood and draw fresh blood to heal the area."

I actually have a family friend who worked as a nurse in New Orleans several years ago who dealt with just that.

 

[Girl Friday]

Oh Lord... I think I am going to be sick...

Wait... do leeches cure hang overs?

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Repro Leech Jars: http://www.biopharm-leeches.com/oldjar.htm

Fun for the whole family. http://www.biopharm-leeches.com/

This is awesome! I have a friend with a wicked sense of humor who will truly enjoy this as a birthday or Christmas present. I'm getting one for her