Artifacts

The Wangensteen Historical Library artifact collection contains 8,000 objects. The collection includes focus is medical and surgical equipment, instruments, and pharmaceutical products and containers.

The collection includes

  • 16th century-Italian pharmaceutical jars,
  • Civil War-era amputation kits,
  • X-ray tubes,
  • patent medicines,
  • plant-based pharmaceutical products,
  • pharmacy equipment, and 
  • infant feeding devices.

To learn more about our artifact collection holdings, request a consultation or contact the library (612-626-6881; [email protected]).

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