| Description Of Item | Part of the collection of medical instruments collected by William Alister Alexander. Box contains five thermometers in thin metal cases (made by J Gardner & Sons; Archibald Young & Son; G M Zeal; 'The Junior' by G Lunan, chemist, Edinburgh); five empty thermometer cases; test tube stopper; tweezers; two test tube tongs; glass syringe labelled 'Traisso Intra-Veineuse'; two scalpel blades; three small brushes; test tube; four sealed pipettes in a metal case; wooden case containing a pellet; and a small metal implement with a spatula at one and a fork at the other. |