https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/1167b3896eed838ad7c769b9ec5f4210.jpg de4463e6f06a91c6195575332c752cad https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/96216bb40eaa47f70e56c6bda93366e0.jpg 7fe9050723b74bfaea44c9ea83189bc0 https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/files/original/c4385d4da2568035bedcc8e1f835523e.jpg 3597e2b923759abfce2f0c44bd71c323 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum and Artwork Subject The topic of the resource Museum collections Description An account of the resource Our museum collection helps tell the story of the College, of its place in the city of Glasgow, and of Scottish medical history. Our collection also tells the story of the students, Fellows and Members who have shaped the College over the centuries. We have fascinating medical instruments and equipment used by some of the most famous people associated with the College, including Joseph Lister, David Livingstone and William Macewen. These sit alongside a varied and often gruesome collection of surgical and dental instruments which help to show the progression and innovation made in surgical procedures from the 18th century onwards. Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Materials Wood and Metal. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original object Length: 27.8 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Case of Eye Instruments Description An account of the resource Case of eye instruments, metal and wood, c 1906. This case of ophthalmic instruments is from the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. Manufactured by J. Weiss & Son, this case once belonged to ophthalmic surgeon, Hugh Wright Thomson. Thomson was a house surgeon at the Glasgow Eye Infirmary and was a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1128">John Weiss &amp; Son, Ltd.; 1787-; Surgical instrument makers</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1906 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003/77.40 Instrument Ophthalmology