The Arbittier Museum of Medical History

Medical Antiques

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American Civil War Surgical & Medical Antiques

The Internet Resource for collecting early medical, Civil War, surgical, apothecary,

dental, and bloodletting antiques

Featuring the Collections and Museum of Medical Antiques

by Collector & Preserver: Douglas Arbittier, MD, MBA

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The content of this web site is an on-going educational project for those interested in collecting and learning more about our fascinating medical history. Specializing in cased surgical and dental sets, bloodletting artifacts, early medical instruments, as well as medicine and surgery during the Civil War. If you are seeking research, photos, information, pricing, and people who are passionate about preserving our medical and surgical history... this is the place to visit.

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The Arbittier Museum of Medical History

This website is divided into two parts: 'General Medical Antiques' and 'Civil War Medical Antiques'

There is a separate index for the General and Civil War sections.

'General Medical Antiques'

Antiques on this web resource run the medical gamut to include American, English, French, German, medical art and Italian large cased surgical sets, dental instruments, apothecary items, obstetrical pieces, stethoscopes, hearing devices, spectacles, and bloodletting devices like spring lancets, fleams, scarificators, and leech jars! There is a complete Civil War display of military surgery sets as well as Civil War surgeon images. The entire collection is housed in a stand-alone private museum.

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General Medical Antiques:

MEDICAL ANTIQUES WEBSITE

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'Civil War Medical Antiques'

American Civil War Medicine & Surgical Antiques

Civil War Surgical Set collections from 1860 to 1865 - Civilian and Military

Surgeon Education & Medical Textbooks

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Civil War Medical Antiques

CIVIL WAR MEDICAL WEBSITE

There are over 900 pages and 10,000+ images in this extensive study of Civil War medical and surgical history. Subjects covered: medical text books, medical school history, military medicine, Civil War military surgical sets, in-depth analysis of instruments found in surgical sets, military images of surgeons, and hundreds of article on surgery and instruments from 1840 to 1870.

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Medical Antiques

The Internet Resource for collecting early medical, Civil War, surgical, apothecary,

dental, and bloodletting antiques

American Civil War Medicine & Surgical Antiques

Alphabetical Index for American Civil War Surgical Antiques