Organizations
Antique Telescope Society, Canadian Historical Microscopical Society, Scientific Instrument Society
Slide Rules
Antiques of Science & Technology, Chris Osburn's Slide Rule Collection, Chris Sangwin's Slide Rule Page (With Other M, David Crate's Slide Rules, Dennis Farr's Slide Rule Collection, Discovering Slide Rules, Eric Marcotte, a Slide Rule Collector, Giovanni Breda's Slide Rule Collection, House of Slide Rules, HP Museum - Early Calculators
Alex Peck Antique Scientifica
Sells antique medical, surgical, dental, and Civil War medical related artifacts. Online illustrated catalogue and archive of sold items.
American & Civil War Surgical Amputation Sets
Information and photos of American made surgical and amputation sets made between 1800 and 1870. Detailed data on Civil War surgical sets as well as advice on how to collect and price medical antiques.
Antique Brass Microscopes Wanted
Allan Wissner buys antique brass microscopes and microscope accessories including: microscope oil lamps, prepared slides, and slide cabinets. Other types of old medical and scientific instruments also wanted. Site includes articles on early microscopes.
Antique Spectacles
Provides information on antique spectacles, eyeglasses, monocles, pince nez and lorgnettes. Also includes a virtual spectacles museum.
Ars Machina
Buys and sells antique brass microscopes and telescopes. Credit Cards accepted.
Artifice
Retails antique brass microscopes, telescopes, surveying equipment, calculating devices and other apparatus.
EBL Historical Collection
Images of medicine-makers advertising cards.
Eye Antiques and Collectibles
Eye antiques display items from the ophthalmic past including glasses spectacles, ophthalmoscopes, microscopes, and eye exam items.
Health Physics Instrumentation Collection
Photos and descriptions of radiation-related items from the past, including dosimeters, electroscopes, ionization chambers, radioactive sources, safety posters, quack cures, geiger-mueller counters, fluoroscopes used to fit shoes, and x-ray apparatus.
Here Today, Here Tomorrow
Online exhibit of varieties of Medical Ephemera.
Historical Microscopes.
Brass microscopes, optical and other scientific instruments, books about microscopes and microscopy.
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
WWW Virtual Library for the history of science, technology and medicine. Source for collectors research information.
International Society of Antique Scale Collectors
The International Society of Antique Scale Collectors (ISASC) was founded in 1976 so that people who collect antique scales could form friendships, correspond, meet with each other, and enhance the pleasures of collecting. ISASC members are located in the U.S., Canada, and a number of other countries around the world.
M&R Gordon
Dealers in antique medical and dental instruments and related material for collectors.
Medical Antiques Collector
This website is to illustrate the fine craftsmanship of the past and to put this great talent in perspective of the traditions of the times - the contrast is often dramatic as you will see.
Medical Antiques Online
Collection includes images and descriptions of stethoscopes and other medical items.
Medical Surgical and Bloodletting Antiques Collect
Educational site for collectors and those interested in Antique Medical, Surgical, and Bloodletting Instruments. We help match people help with item possessing these antiques with people who desire them! We identification also.
Moody Medical Library
Online exhibit of historical microscopes with images and descriptions of over 40 microscopes, ranging from the 1760s through the 1920s.
Museum of Microscopy
Site contains a museum of classical microscopes ranging from the first European microscopes built in the sixteenth century to modern microscopes from around the world.
Osborne's Antiques
Manufacturers and suppliers of barometer parts mercury tubes and thermometers for the repair and restoration of antique and modern barometers.
Pre-1870 American Surgical Sets
Dr. Michael Echols presents extensive information on Civil War surgical sets with photos of a large collection of American made surgical sets. Identification, pricing, and comparison of various sets.
Quicksilver Barometers
English seller and repairer consistent with the original specifications of the device.
Scales and Weights
A collection of all types of historical scales and weights from different periods of the past 3000 years.
Scientific Instrument Collection
Collector selling collection of antique and nearly antique scientific instruments.
Scientific Instrument Collectors Database
A Windows database template for the serious collector of scientific instruments, and tools. Provides a powerful research and insurance documentation tool cross-referencing instruments, makers, publications, resources, images and signatures.
Scientific Medical & Mechanical Antiques
Complete articles are posted from the journal, American Artifacts, on early microscope makers, hand corn shellers, early surveying instruments, a variety of quack medical devices, as well as information on early patents.
Simon Weber-Unger.
Austrian dealer of antique medical and scientific instruments including globes.
The Barometer Shop
Buying, selling, repair, and restoration of antique mercurial and aneroid barometers, clocks and watches. Also restore other types of antiques. Includes examples of stock. Located in Leominster, England.
The Gemmary
Sells a full range of scientific instruments, including globes and planetaria, mineralogical apparatus, microscopes and accessories, calculating apparatus, and physics demonstration apparatus.
The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
Devious Displays of Quackery, Fraud, Deceit and Deception, collection of medical chicanery.