Portrait of Professor Norman Mackay, President 1994-1997 Seated three-quarter length, wearing the College robes and the President's badge of office. Professor Mackay graduated MBChB from the University of Glasgow in 1959, gaining his MD in 1973. He became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1962 and then a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1963. Mackay then went to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1973, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1975, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1994. He worked as an Honorary Consultant Physician at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow, as well as being a Professor and then Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education at the University of Glasgow. He was President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow from 1994-1997. <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1168">Edgar; Norman (1948-); Artist, RGI</a> 20th century © the artist 117 Portrait of Robert Hume PRCPSG 1990-1992 Seated half-length portrait of Hume wearing robes. Robert Hume gained his MBChB from the University of Glasgow in 1953. Hume specialised in haematology and worked for a time as a Consultant Physician at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. He served as President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow from 1990 to 1992. <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1198">Foster; Richard (1945-); Artist</a> 20th century © the artist / Bridgeman Images 54 Haemometer Haemometer used to determine the haemoglobin content of blood. Held in a brown leather-covered case with gold lettering, reading 'GIFT OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.' c. 20th century 1999/2.6 Sahli's Haemoglobinometer Consists of two needles, graduated tube and blood standard in comparator, capillary pipette and acid bottle. It was used to estimate the amount of haemoglobin in the blood. c. 20th century 2000/3.50 Haemocytometer A haemocytometer held in a velvet-lined case, used for counting blood cells. This set consists of a B. S. S. single cell counting chamber with Type Neubauer ruling, two Plano cover glasses and pipettes for red and white corpuscules. Hawksley, London c. 1950s 1998/13