Antique Mall

Out with my (non med-fet) wife yesterday I saw two exam tables for sale.

The real prize was an old operating room light that had one light source and a half dozed mirrors for focusing the light. It was counterwieghted and ceiling mounted. $7500. I wish I had that kind of money.

How would you have explained the purchase to your wife? Just curious, though the idea of one does sound very interesting.

Actually, if I had the means, I would have a house full of things I found interesting but had no practical use for.

The whole idea of going somewhere like that is a good one, I'll have to start looking at the local flea markets for a few items to " play" with

I bought my first 2qt. enamel Jones irrigator can, for $1 at a flea market at an old drive-in here in Springfield, back in '75, and a few months later got another at Salvation Army for

$1.49. Haven't been so lucky on price on later purchases.

Dan

Where we live there has always been an abundance of antique and junk markets, mostly on week-ends but also on special occasions or in covered old market malls. I've bought many a small medical instrument for very low prices: syringes large and small, clysters, enema cans, dilators, retractors, speculums, probes and what not. Medical cabinets are currently a hot item. They are usually made in metal with lots of glass on the sides and glass shelves.

We will be moving to a new house in a year or so and I have already announced my intention to give my bathroom a semi medical look by buying such a cabinet. My wife, not into medfet or much aware of it, liked the idea very much, thinking it a nice retro decoration idea. So I will then have to find a justification for displaying some of my instruments, along with towels, washcloths and other normal sundry bathroom items.

I've also seen many a small examination table and medical trolleys for sale as well at junk markets, but it's harder to explain the need for an exam table than for a cabinet ... ha ha

I found 3 old enema bags in one old box, and 2 wonderful douche nozzles was worth the 10 bucks I paid