The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is medicinal leech!

To celebrate #NationalSiblingsDay here are two stunning illustrations by brothers John (1763–1820) and Charles Bell (1774-1842). The Bell brothers were Scottish surgeons and anatomist but they were also talented artists and illustrated their own works.

For our #WordOnWednesday this week we are looking for 2 words from our History of Surgery gallery. Can you work out what they are?

For today's #Archive30 we're looking at our Ronald Ross #ArchiveCollection . Ross won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on malaria. The collection contains 1000s of items on his medical work, literary career & much more - Ross was a true polymath! rcp.sg/RossHub

Happy National Unicorn Day 🦄

The unicorn is a heraldic symbol of Scotland and is known as the 'Horse of Healing'. The unicorn was also a favourite heraldic animal of King James IV, who gave the College its Royal Charter in 1505. A fitting inclusion on our logo, we think!

This is a Dixey Schiotz Tonometer, used to measure the intraocular pressure (IOP) by measuring the depth produced on the surface of the cornea by a load of a known weight. The box contains additional weights.
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It's everyone's favourite time of the week!

This week we have this instrument from the 20th century. It is 2.5 cm in height, 16.7 cm in width and 8.7 cm in depth. Any ideas what it is?

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The story of Charles Anderson is one that really sticks out to our visitors. Anderson suffered an injury that left his tibia with a large abscess cavity which he fitted with a large wooden plug to allow discharge.

The father of modern surgery, Joseph Lister was born #OTD in 1827. Lister transformed the surgical world when he introduced his antiseptic technique into hospitals. His work was greatly influenced by Louis Pasteur's work on putrefaction. #histmed

This dental drill from the mid-19th century has four interchangeable burs and one drill. These were released and fixed in position by a thumb screw.

The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is ligature!

This lovely colour-coded map shows the Surgeon's districts of Glasgow, c.1831. The surgeon assigned to each district was responsible for visiting the poor for free.
#ColourfulArchives #Archive30

For the first #WordOnWednesday for April we are looking for a word from our Body Voyager gallery. Can you solve the anagram?

Founded in 1599 Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow didn't purchase its own place until 1698. This was on the Trongate, Glasgow & where our library was established. The library committee is the oldest in College & we're still going strong now in our 3rd home on St Vincent St #Archive30 #WhereYouStarted

This is an Everay high frequency 'Violet Ray Wand', integrated into a velvet-lined wooden box, and including four shaped heads. It was used for the treatment of skin conditions and a variety of other ailments.

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In the early 20th century, Pond's medicated tampons were soaked in opium, belladonna, and hyoscyamus in order to relieve menstrual pain.

This example comes from the Pharmacy Museum in New Orleans. Learn more about their collection here: pharmacymuseum.org

For our first #TriviaTuesday of April we have this object. It is from the 1920s and the case is 18 cm in length and 24 cm in height. Do you know what it is?

Join us for this unique, adult only, after hours event in the historic Museum and Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on 17th May! Surgeons' Hall Museums whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk/event/134977-a…