Intriguing and rare late 19th to early 20th century antique John Weiss & Co. eye speculum, with original wax anatomical eye model display. The glass eye is set within wax, making this a lifelike depiction of the human eye. Eye specula were instruments used for eye surgeries to hold the eye in place, and were famously immortalised in pop culture with the film Clockwork Orange.
John Weiss & Son (1787-2022) were renowned London-based surgical instrument makers, founded in 1787 by John Weiss upon his move to London from Germany. Most existing examples of early eye speculum are held in various museums around the world, such as the Ipswich Hospital Medical Library.
