A Lifelong Medical Collectors Estate Sale

Chanda brought this sale to my attention in the comments last week. I don't usually look at the listings for estate sales more than an hour from where I live, but I'm SO HAPPY she pointed this one out! It was in Chattanooga which is about 2 hours away. It was Thursday through Tuesday and since I had a day off work on Monday, I decided to make the trek. It was the life long medical collection of a Dr! Travis collects medical stuff, and his birthday is coming up next month so I knew I could find something cool for him!

I was worried there wouldn't be much left on day five of the sale, but there was TONS! Two BIG rooms full, and it was all 40% off! I would have loved to see what was there on day one. The woman taking money said they had people running in the doors on the first day.

 These glass jars were my favorite! There were TONS of them and they are all around a foot tall. The labels are painted glass or mirror. I would have loved to bring home all of these!

Pretty!

There were all kinds of signs for different types of doctors, and photos, and strange medical devices.

 I thought this nebulizer was so cool! If I had unlimited funds it would have come home with me! There was also this amazing set of bookends that featured a man taking a horses blood pressure that I loved! I don't know why I didn't take a picture! It apparently commemorated the first time someone took any kind of blood pressure.

 This cool thing was full of tiny drawers for the different remedies.

 There were tables and tables full of all kinds of surgical tools. The only thing I didn't see was a reflex hammer, which Travis really wanted for some reason. It also would be cool to see a bone saw!

 TONS of forceps. 

There were lots of old wheel chairs. And a few dentist chairs. And lots of really cool furniture that would be great for display, but it was all pretty pricey. 

 Another item on Travis' wish list was a glass syringe. They had lots, and old boxes of needles.

I had NO idea what lots of things were for, but it was fun to look. I really wish Travis could have come with me, he would have been flipping out and having so much fun.

 I thought about getting this cool box but the bottom was broken. I didn't realize it said Memphis until I looked at the pictures. I wish it had been in better shape!

 I'm really regretting not getting this book! It was about the treatment of scurvy, and look at that nautical theme! If not for us, it would have been a perfect gift for my best friend, whose dog is named Scurvy! You wouldn't believe the HUNDREDS of cool books at this sale! And they were pretty reasonably priced.

I was truly bummed not to be able to buy this for Travis. A real medic helmet is near the top of his wish list and this one was so great! But they wanted $325 for it and that is just out of my price range. 

Even though it was a trek, I'm so happy that I decided to go to this sale after all! I had never been to a sale like this before, and it was so cool to look through everything! I would show you what I ended up with, but I don't want to ruin the surprise for Travis' birthday! But I will say that I did buy at least one thing pictured above. Have you ever been to a sale like this? I love seeing a BIG collection like this!