Click on the room to redirect you to an enlargement in my FaceBook page and return here by clicking this address at the upper right.My bibliographical expertise has been developed by participating in a number of courses at Rare Book School, a unique institution located at the University of Virginia and also by attending the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar, a boot camp for antiquarian booksellers. You may move around one of my antique rooms with your mouse or with your finger.
Copies may be easily found for sale from several Internet sources.įor collectors, dealers, and historians I have a FaceBook Group where you can post your historical questions and articles as well as advertise your antiques for sale - nothing made after 1900 please, except for unusual quack items. Most of the antiques and works of art in this site may be seen in my book "Medicine: Perspectives in History and Art". My hope is that visitors will come away with the realization that over the centuries despite an early understanding and approach to the treatment of disease, physicians and patients remain unchanged so all have a great deal to teach each of us about ourselves. Visiting guest "volunteers" are able to demonstrate medical quack devices as originally used a century ago. The visit includes a historical perspective on the displayed artifacts as used by early health care providers and their patents. Please contact me if you would like me to speak on the history of medicine at your medical school or to any other group.įor the last 10 years I have been hosting museum curators, historians and medical professionals for a 3 hour MEDICAL HISTORY TOUR of my collection. I give LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE to medical students, to a large number of organizations, and at the University of Maryland where I am a "senior lecturer" in the Department of History. My most popular talk is entitled "Useful Medical History for the Modern Physician" with a *VIDEO* and an outline here: http :///lectures. You may send a picture to me at or you may also leave me a message or text your picture to me at (703) 927-1868. I would be happy to provide information regarding your antique. I'm always looking for unusual and exhibition pieces along with those made prior to the 18th century: ( SEE WISH LIST). Please contact me if you have anything unusual or extraordinary to sell. In the LINKS section is a list of destinations for those who wish to learn more about the history of medicine along with the names and addresses of dealers and collectors. The RESOURCES section contains everything you need to know about collecting medical antiques with a comprehensive *VIDEO* and an extensive review of interesting DEFINITIONS and QUOTES - both medical and nonmedical. Wonderful Medical, Apothecary, Dental, and Quack images of artifacts and art from my collection and from around the world are included with PICTURES to the left and ANTIQUE CHAPTERS to the right. At the top of this page is an INDEX with a shortcut to information of great value to collectors, historians, and to all healthcare providers. I have been collecting medical antiques for 50 years and I invite you to see some of the finest medical antiques and art ever produced.