Greenhalgh' s metronome, 19thC

Blood letting 18th- 19th century: artificial leeches.

Bleeding horn used to draw blood.

Ormsby 's ether inhaler. Early model.

Ormsby 's ether inhaler. Later model.

Original Elisha Perkins' patented metallic tractors.

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Ormsby 's ether inhaler. Early model.

Original Elisha Perkins' patented metallic tractors.

Greenhalgh' s metronome, 19thC

Ormsby 's ether inhaler. Later model.

Bleeding horn used to draw blood.