19 Creepy Vintage Medical Items That You Can Actually Buy
By
Johny in
Bizarre
On 19th May 2015
Until very recently, medicine used to be a cruel and brutal practice. Evidence of the field's brutish past is literally plastered everywhere on the Internet. Looking at creepy vintage medical pictures is one thing, but what if you could own a piece of that creepy history?
Thanks to the power of the Internet, now you can. Surprisingly enough, Etsy has a robust (and disturbing) collection of old-school medical oddities for you to take home. For some of these prices, how can you afford not to start a creepy collection of your own?
#1 How about some painful-looking curved tweezers for just $9.99?
#2 This is the Shelton Violet Ray. It pretty much just gave you an electric shock and said you were cured. $75 doesn't seem like such a bad price.
#3 You never know when you might have to perform surgery, so it's always good to have a couple of double-ended abdominal operating retractors around. For $20, how can you afford not to?
#4 $15 seems like a bargain for this creepy old syringe.
#5 How about some electrotherapy to improve your life? This $155 DIY electrotherapy kit from 1920 is a good place to start.
#6 This is a vintage tonsil snare from around 1910. It looks absolutely terrifying and it can be all yours for $24.99.
#7 Need more disturbing surgical tools for your collection? How about these bad boys? Not bad for just $36.50.
#8 I'm not quite sure what these are, but they look painful. At least the price is right at $29.
#9 These bizarre little things are vintage dental molds from the 1950s, and they're only $8!
#10 If you're feeling adventurous, you can own this beautiful gynecology speculum for just $39.
#11 Everyone's living room could use an antique hospital bowl full of syringes. At $22.95, how could you resist?
#12 Take playing doctor to the next level with this 1940s stainless steel syringe for just $16.51.
#13 For those looking for something a little bit fancier, how about a set of gold-plated surgical tools? $100 sounds like a good deal.
#14 At only $25, you can own these nightmarish plaster teeth.
#15 This early surgical tool from around 1900 is a terrifying steal at $18.00.
#16 Or how about an old-school nursing book from 1955? It's just $18.00.
#17 For just $12.95, you can own this horrifying Soviet-era syringe. It even comes with an extra needle. You know...just in case.
#18 This porcelain hospital enema pail is on sale for just $12.95.
#19 These vintage medical teeth will only set you back $9.95.
