Not going to try to explain myself. much.

I just like medical equipment.
If you find it unappealing or morbid,
Don't look at this post.
Or read the names.

I really appreciate the emphasis of function over form in the design of these instruments,
and how that unintentionally led them to still having very aesthetically elegant designs.

I went to the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons this week.
It may have been the coolest museum I've ever been to.
All of the following are in the Silver and Steel gallery (or are similar to something there).
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Miltex, Tyding Tonsil Snare, with straight tip

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Hartmann tonsil punch cutters

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19th century French pattern tonsil guillotine

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16th- 18th century Skull trepanning braces

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Dingman Mouth Gag with three Tongue Blades, Clamp and Lite Pipe

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Collin Rib Shears

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Eyelid retractor

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Alligator forceps for middle ear surgery

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Laryngeal Polypus Forceps

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Bruening Nasal Snare

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Polypectomy Snares

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1880 tonsil guillotine

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Galt Cranial Trephine

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Badgley Laminectomy Retractor

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a million different sources, sorry no links