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  • A treatise on hernia, explaining its varieties, situation, symptoms, and causes : to which is added a full description of the construction and application of the most approved mechanical remedies / By G.S. Acret, truss maker, 39, Houndsditch.
  • Ruptures extraordinary : Coles's patent truss for single rupture has three springs, and for a double one six.
  • A treatise on hernia, explaining its varieties, situation, symptoms, and causes : to which is added a full description of the construction and application of the most approved mechanical remedies / By G.S. Acret, truss maker, 39, Houndsditch.
  • Ruck's improved portable medical galvanic apparatus : sold wholesale and retail / by William Ruck.
  • A treatise on hernia, explaining its varieties, situation, symptoms, and causes : to which is added a full description of the construction and application of the most approved mechanical remedies / By G.S. Acret, truss maker, 39, Houndsditch.
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Catalogue

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    How to limit your family : a manual of birth control / by Mrs. Ada Willis ; preface by H. Taylor.

    Willis, Ada. | Date: [1940?]
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    Specification of William Edward Newton : truss supports.

    Newton, William Edward. | Date: 1867
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    A catalogue of surgical instruments and appliances : also of aseptic hospital furniture including a large number of original designs manufactured and sold by Down Bros., Ltd.

    Down Bros. (Firm) | Date: 1906
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    Adjustability : the "Boval" adjustable truss (patent no. 2395402) holds the premier position for efficiency, comfort and adjustability.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1919]
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    Specification of George Henry Birkbeck : trusses or bandages, and pessaries to be used therewith.

    Birkbeck, George Henry. | Date: 1862
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