Table of Contents
Medical Office and Examination Furniture
- Dental Examination Chair
- EH101220
-
- Mid to late 19th century dental chair. The chair is wooden with a leather head rest. The circular seat rotates so that it can raise or lower the patient.... View Full Record
- Birthing Stool
- EH101185
-
- 19th century wooden birthing stool. Before it became common practice for women to give birth in the hospital, which began in the 20th century, women gave birth at home, usually tended to by a midwife. Women found that labor and birth progressed mor... View Full Record
- Examination Stool
- EH101179
-
- 19th century examination stool. This style of stool would typically have been used by the doctor or dentist during an exam. The circular seat rotates so that it can be raised or lowered to the desired position.
... View Full Record
- Examination Chair
- EH101178
-
- Late 19th to early 20th century high backed doctors examination chair. Chair has a cusioned swivel seat that can be raised or lowered to the desired height.
This type of chair was often used by an otolaryngologist, also known as an ear, nose and... View Full Record
- Typewriter
- EH101284
-
- Late 19th century to early 20th century Underwood Typewriter. Used by pharmacists to type instructions and perscription information on labels and boxed when dispensing medicines to customers.
This typewriter is currently part of the Edward Hand... View Full Record
- Anatomy Charts
- EH101286
-
- Rolled anatomy charts on wodden rack including illustrations of the nervous system, circulatory system, skeletal system, muscular system, the human eye, neck and jaw, and the birth process.
These charts were used as an educational tool in both the... View Full Record
- Wheel Chair
- EH101248-1
-
- Late 19th to early 20th century wheelchair. wooden frame and foot rests with cane back and seat.... View Full Record
- Wheel Chair
- EH101249
-
- Late 19th to early 20th century wheelchair. wooden frame and foot rests with cane back and seat.... View Full Record
- Wheelchair
- EH102211
-
- Early to mid 20th century wheelchair with wooden foot rests and leather back and seat.... View Full Record
- Instrument Cabinet
- EH101219
-
- Late 19th century medical instrument cabinet. Painted metal cabinet with glass fronted door and three glass shelves. This cabinet is currently being used to house and early 19th century medical display in the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation... View Full Record
- Instrument Cabinet
- EH101223
-
- Late 19th to early 20th century medical instrument cabinet. Painted metal with glass front and sides and 2 glass shelves.
This cabinet is currently used to house a late 19th century medical display at the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation... View Full Record
- Examination table
- EH102212
-
- Late 19th century wooden examination table with bronze stirrups for OB/GYN exams. Table includes a lower cabinet for storage.
This examination table is currently part of the women's health exhibit at the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation mu... View Full Record
- Hospital Bassinet
- EH102213
-
- Early 20th century hospital bassinet. Made from painted metal, the crib portion can be lifted out of the rolling frame. there is a shelf under the bassinet for storage and a slot on the end for patient information.
This bassinet was donated to t... View Full Record
- Lamp
- EH101191
-
- Mid 20th century Arrow exam lamp with condensor. The condensor was used to concentrate light on the desired area.
About 40 inches tall, the lamp has a goose neck to facilitate positioning the light.
... View Full Record
- Eximination Chair
- EH101207
-
- Late 19th to early 20th century painted metal exam chair with leather head rest.
... View Full Record
- Coffee Pot
- EH101509
-
- Commemorative silver coffee pot presented to George J. Hoover, M.D. by the town people of Paradise, PA,
The engraving on the coffee pot reads "To our faithful physician, George J. Hoover, M. D."
Approximately 1870 - 1880's... View Full Record
- Chair
- EH101270
-
- Doctor's office chair. Wheeled wooden chair with leather covered back. Leather is attached with brass studs. The front of the chair's arms and its front legs include carved animal heads.
This chair was originally used in an ENT physician's practic... View Full Record