Collections
The vast majority of the artefacts have to remain in storage because of a shortage of display space. Many items are grouped together to form a series of collections:- Glass medicine measures
The John Stanley Smith collection of 150 various glass medicine measures, 19th and 20th centuries - Old Medical School
A wide range of physiological, histological and laboratory equipment from the old Coupland Street Medical School - Edwardian teaching slides
A huge collection of Edwardian teaching medical lantern slides, which belonged to William Stirling (1851-1932), Professor of Physiology - Anaesthetic equipment
A wide range of anaesthetic equipment including a Pinson's ether bomb, a Silk's inhaler and a rare Kurer's dental inhaler - Ophthalmic equipment
Several items of early 20th century ophthalmic equipment including perimeters, contact lenses and glass eyes - Cardiological equipment
Items of cardiological equipment, ECG machines and early sphygmographs
Dorothy Davison collection
A large collection of medical illustrations and paintings by Dorothy Davison (1890-1984), a medical artist who worked closely with neurosurgeon, Geoffrey Jefferson (1886-1961).
- Medico-electrical equipment
Including violet-ray machines and Faraday stimulators - Hull Grundy collection
A collection of medical medals and silver instruments (on display) - Apothecary drug jars
A collection of six 18th-century blue and white Delftware apothecary drug jars (the oldest items in the museum) - Obstetric forceps
The reference collection of obstetric forceps (on display) - Naqvi collection
A donation in 2005 from Dr Nasim Naqvi, retired anaesthetist and medical antique collector, of over 300 eclectic items including endoscopes, surgical instruments, anaesthetic equipment and equipment catalogues - Paediatric surgical instruments
A range of paediatric surgical ENT instruments from the Duchess of York Hospital
