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found in a shuttered michael reese hospital research laboratory. comprised of black enameled cast iron with nicely aged yellow brass dials, eyepiece, etc.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669310116138,"sku":"UR-10630-11","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20110307-img_5334f_2.jpg?v=1760407755"},{"product_id":"early-1950-s-varnished-birch-wood-veneer-michael-reese-hospital-surgery-preparation-serum-center-laboratory-door-with-round-portal","title":"early 1950's varnished birch wood veneer michael reese hospital \"surgery preparation\" serum center laboratory door with round portal","description":"largely intact c. 1953-6 vintage varnished birch veneer wood laboratory interior door featuring a unique clear glass circular portal or window. the words \"surgery preparation\" are located beneath the window. the sign is composed of a hand-painted black uppercase lettering with silver outlining or shadowing. the door was removed (with several others bearing similar design characteristics) from the research foundation building, more recently known as the blood center, located on the michael reese hospital campus. the building was designed beginning in 1948 and completed nearly eight years later. the chicago firm of a. epstein and sons, along with consulting architects, walter gropius of the architects collaborative or tac were the architects involved in the building's construction. gropius was a german architect and founder of the bauhaus - who along with ludwig mies van der rohe, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture. the salvaged door measures 84 by 36 inches. the building was demolished in late 2009.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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sullivan. the south side chicago michael reese hopsital was erected on the ground of the former hospital constructed in 1880. the hospital was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on june 16th, 1907. built at a cost of nearly a million dollars, the hospital was considered the most modern and best equipped in the city during time of construction. the building itself was six stories in height, constructed of solid masonry, steel and tile, with the most approved \"system of heating, lighting and ventilation.\" the interior originally accommodated 240 beds, included sixty private rooms. there were three operating rooms , along with special provisions for isolating patients in the surgical, medical gynecological and maternity departments. the hospital was designed by the architectural firm of schmidt and garden and martin. although known primarily for their commercial and industrial designs, the firm also designed several residential buildings, more than 300 hospitals and a few public structures. richard ernest schmidt studied architecture at the massachusetts institute of technology and worked for a number of architects (adolph cudell and charles sumner frost) before starting his own practice in 1887. eight years later, he asked hugh gorden garden to join him as chief of design. a native of toronto, canada, garden had moved to chicago in the late-1880's, apprenticing with several architectural firms, including flanders \u0026amp; zimmerman, henry ives cobb, and shepley, rutan \u0026amp; coolidge. he then became a freelance renderer, which brought him jobs with howard van doren shaw, louis sullivan, and frank lloyd wright. in 1906, the schmidt-garden partnership was formalized under the name of richard e. schmidt, garden \u0026amp; martin. the third partner was edgar d. martin, who later joined the firm of pond \u0026amp; pond. schmidt brought business acumen and social connections to the partnership, while garden brought the imagination, inventiveness, and 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and insertions in blue. the resilient synthetic ligaments flexibly-articulate the right shoulder, elbow, hip and knee, providing realistic anatomical functionality and convincing detail. hand-painted black enameled numbers throughout. manufactured by the denoyer-geppert co., chicago, il.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669354877226,"sku":"UR-11137-11","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20110818-20110818-019m_2.jpg?v=1760408927"},{"product_id":"refinished-c-1930-s-american-vintage-medical-mobile-hospital-operating-room-supply-cart-and-or-workstation","title":"refinished c. 1930's american vintage medical mobile hospital operating room supply cart and\/or workstation","description":"very compact, unadorned and sleek vintage medical utilitarian mobile work station or supply cart salvaged from the old michael reese hospital, chicago, il. the exceptional cabinet is comprised of heavy gauge \"furniture\" steel that has been thoroughly cleaned and refinished. contains a slightly sunken top surrounded by a three-sided solid steel rail guard. each side of the cabinet comes equipped with bent tubular steel towel or dressing bars fastened tightly in place. contains a standard single drawer with cabinet door configuration. original pressed steel drawer handle and unique t-bar cabinet door in excellent working condition. the four-legged ogee style base is equipped with original swivel casters comprised of hardened black rubber caster wheels. fabricated by the a.s. aloe co., surgical supply dept., st. louis, mo. measures 20  16 x 35 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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who was greatly influenced by the work of his chicago style contemporaries, wright and sullivan. the south side chicago michael reese hopsital was erected on the ground of the former hospital constructed in 1880. the hospital was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on june 16th, 1907. built at a cost of nearly a million dollars, the hospital was considered the most modern and best equipped in the city during time of construction. the building itself was six stories in height, constructed of solid masonry, steel and tile, with the most approved \"system of heating, lighting and ventilation.\" the interior originally accommodated 240 beds, included sixty private rooms. there were three operating rooms , along with special provisions for isolating patients in the surgical, medical gynecological and maternity departments. the hospital was designed by the architectural firm of schmidt and garden and martin. although known primarily for their commercial and industrial designs, the firm also designed several residential buildings, more than 300 hospitals and a few public structures. richard ernest schmidt studied architecture at the massachusetts institute of technology and worked for a number of architects (adolph cudell and charles sumner frost) before starting his own practice in 1887. eight years later, he asked hugh gorden garden to join him as chief of design. a native of toronto, canada, garden had moved to chicago in the late-1880's, apprenticing with several architectural firms, including flanders \u0026amp; zimmerman, henry ives cobb, and shepley, rutan \u0026amp; coolidge. he then became a freelance renderer, which brought him jobs with howard van doren shaw, louis sullivan, and frank lloyd wright. in 1906, the schmidt-garden partnership was formalized under the name of richard e. schmidt, garden \u0026amp; martin. the third partner was edgar d. martin, who later joined the firm of pond \u0026amp; pond. schmidt brought business acumen and social connections 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blood center, located on the michael reese hospital campus. the building was designed beginning in 1948 and completed nearly eight years later. the chicago firm of a. epstein and sons, along with consulting architects, walter gropius of the architects collaborative or tac were the architects involved in the building's construction. gropius was a german architect and founder of the bauhaus - who along with ludwig mies van der rohe, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture. the salvaged door measures 35 1\/2 x 83 1\/2 inches. the building was demolished in late 2009.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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the frank s. betz co., hammond, ind. measures 13 x 5 1\/2 x 21 inches. two matching units available. priced individually.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669508526378,"sku":"UR-12573-12","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20120112-017m_2.jpg?v=1760236392"},{"product_id":"lot-of-six-original-single-sided-early-20th-century-patinated-cast-bronze-michael-reese-hospital-room-number-sign-plaques","title":"lot of six original single-sided early 20th century patinated cast bronze michael reese hospital room number sign plaques","description":"six original, oversized early 20th century american single-sided cast bronze interior room number plaques removed from the michael reese hospital \"old main\" building demolished in 2011. each rectangular-shaped plaque features deeply embossed numbers accentuated by the original baked black enameled background or recessed region. the plaques exhibit a naturally aged surface patina. this particular lot was salvaged from from the first floor rooms flanking the entrance\/lobby. possibly fabricated by the union equipment \u0026amp; bronze co., new york city, ny. original to the building. the south side chicago michael reese hopsital was erected on the ground of the former hospital constructed in 1880. the hospital was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on june 16th, 1907. built at a cost of nearly a million dollars, the hospital was considered the most modern and best equipped in the city during time of construction. the building itself was six stories in height, constructed of solid masonry, steel and tile, with the most approved \"system of heating, lighting and ventilation.\" the interior originally accommodated 240 beds, included sixty private rooms. there were three operating rooms , along with special provisions for isolating patients in the surgical, medical gynecological and maternity departments. the hospital was designed by the architectural firm of schmidt and garden and martin. priced individually.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669517570346,"sku":"UR-12663-12","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20120120-001m_2.jpg?v=1760412605"},{"product_id":"original-20th-century-american-michael-reese-hospital-main-building-exterior-speckled-stringer-course-fragment-featuring-intricately-designed-floral-rosettes","title":"original 20th century american michael reese hospital \"main building\" exterior speckled stringer course fragment featuring intricately designed floral rosettes","description":"20th century american michael reese hospital \"old main\" building terra cotta stringer course fragment featuring two highly stylized square floral rosettes in deep relief. the \"gardenesque\" terra cotta fragment contains a speckled black slip 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martin. although known primarily for their commercial and industrial designs, the firm also designed several residential buildings, more than 300 hospitals and a few public structures. richard ernest schmidt studied architecture at the massachusetts institute of technology and worked for a number of architects (adolph cudell and charles sumner frost) before starting his own practice in 1887. eight years later, he asked hugh gorden garden to join him as chief of design. a native of toronto, canada, garden had moved to chicago in the late-1880's, apprenticing with several architectural firms, including flanders \u0026amp; zimmerman, henry ives cobb, and shepley, rutan \u0026amp; coolidge. he then became a freelance renderer, which brought him jobs with howard van doren shaw, louis sullivan, and frank lloyd wright. in 1906, the schmidt-garden partnership was formalized under the name of richard e. schmidt, garden \u0026amp; martin. the third partner was edgar d. martin, who later joined 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patients. early hospitals were not silent, but were characterized by much conversation and consultation. as religious and reforming institutions, medieval hospitals resonated with the sounds of prayers and sermons. communication within hospitals in the 1700's was conducted through the use of bells, a separate bell having announced emergencies, meals and the start of church services. hospital rules were also read to patients on the wards on a daily basis into the victorian period. such rules were equally concerned with regulating the sounds of patients. there were restrictions on talking and family visits. from the 1700's, european hospitals also isolated people who appeared to be delirious or have mental illnesses. with the introduction of anaesthesia, surgery was no longer accompanied by the screams of patients in pain. new materials and architectural designs also aimed to minimize noise. the noises outside institutions were also controlled and reduced. originally built on the edges of cities, hospitals were drawn into the heart of communities as urban centers grew throughout the 1800's. speed limits were imposed on vehicles around hospitals, and streets were covered in straw to minimize the sound of carts and pedestrians. with the introduction of electricity in the late 1800's, bells inside hospitals were replaced with soundless call buttons. silence was considered crucial to a patient’s recovery. signs outside many contemporary hospitals remind the public that hospitals have become quiet zones.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669599719722,"sku":"UR-13356-12","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20120328-041x_2.jpg?v=1760238472"},{"product_id":"early-20th-century-michael-reese-hospital-gardenesque-exterior-building-facade-sill-course-terra-cotta-fragment-with-speckled-finish","title":"early 20th century michael reese hospital 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used around the main entrance doors, transom and sidelights. only a very limited number of sections were recovered from the wreckage. the panels were originally painted with a black enameled finish. the three panels available, have been cut down to a manageable size and brushed down to bare metal and sealed with a cleat coat lacquer. the exact fabricator is not known. the michael reese \"main\" hospital building was erected on the grounds of the former hospital that was constructed in 1880. the hospital was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on june 16th, 1907. built at a cost of nearly a million dollars, the hospital was considered the most modern and best equipped in the city during time of construction. the building itself was six stories in height, constructed of solid masonry, steel and tile, with the most approved “system of heating, lighting and ventilation.” the interior originally accommodated 240 beds, included sixty private rooms. there were three operating rooms , along with special provisions for isolating patients in the surgical, medical gynecological and maternity departments. the hospital was designed by the architectural firm of schmidt and garden and martin. although known primarily for their commercial and industrial designs, the firm also designed several residential buildings, more than 300 hospitals and a few public structures. richard ernest schmidt studied architecture at the massachusetts institute of technology and worked for a number of architects (adolph cudell and charles sumner frost) before starting his own practice in 1887. eight years later, he asked hugh gorden garden to join him as chief of design. a native of toronto, canada, garden had moved to chicago in the late-1880′s, apprenticing with several architectural firms, including flanders \u0026amp; zimmerman, henry ives cobb, and shepley, rutan \u0026amp; coolidge. he then became a freelance renderer, which brought him jobs with howard van doren shaw, louis sullivan, and frank 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designed by hugh garden, who was greatly influenced by the work of his chicago style contemporaries, wright and sullivan. the south side chicago michael reese hopsital was erected on the ground of the former hospital constructed in 1880. the hospital was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on june 16th, 1907. built at a cost of nearly a million dollars, the hospital was considered the most modern and best equipped in the city during time of construction. the building itself was six stories in height, constructed of solid masonry, steel and tile, with the most approved \"system of heating, lighting and ventilation.\" the interior originally accommodated 240 beds, included sixty private rooms. there were three operating rooms , along with special provisions for isolating patients in the surgical, medical gynecological and maternity departments. the hospital was designed by the architectural firm of schmidt and garden and martin. although known primarily for their commercial and industrial designs, the firm also designed several residential buildings, more than 300 hospitals and a few public structures. richard ernest schmidt studied architecture at the massachusetts institute of technology and worked for a number of architects (adolph cudell and charles sumner frost) before starting his own practice in 1887. eight years later, he asked hugh gorden garden to join him as chief of design. a native of toronto, canada, garden had moved to chicago in the late-1880's, apprenticing with several architectural firms, including flanders \u0026amp; zimmerman, henry ives cobb, and shepley, rutan \u0026amp; coolidge. he then became a freelance renderer, which brought him jobs with howard van doren shaw, louis sullivan, and frank lloyd wright. in 1906, the schmidt-garden partnership was formalized under the name of richard e. schmidt, garden \u0026amp; martin. the third partner was edgar d. martin, who later joined the firm of pond \u0026amp; pond. schmidt brought business 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hospital kitchen furniture piece has been brushed down to bare metal and sealed with a clear coat lacquer. very well-maintained. the multi-purpose cart can be used in a variety of design applications. only one available. 36 inches x 20 inches x 30 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670826291498,"sku":"UR-19874-14","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20140411-20140411-020_2.jpg?v=1760436274"},{"product_id":"historically-important-recovered-oversized-solid-indiana-limestone-exterior-michael-reese-old-main-hospital-deeply-incised-letter-facade-name-plaque-fragment","title":"historically-important recovered oversized solid indiana limestone exterior michael reese \"old main\" hospital deeply incised letter facade name plaque fragment","description":"original unrestored early 20th century historically-important chicago building fragment in the form of a solid oversized name plaque fragment recovered from the michael reese hospital demolition site. the weathered and worn stone artifact is comprised of indiana limestone quarried from bedford, indiana. the section contains two deeply incised hand-carved letters that were apart of the centrally located panel (there were three altogether) that contained the word \"resse.\" together, with all panels combined, the building facade name plaque contained the words \"michael reese hospital\", which rested above the hospital's main entrance way columns. the fragment was possibly fabricated and\/or carved by the bedford steam stone works, bedford, ind. the south side chicago michael reese hopsital was erected on the ground of the former hospital constructed in 1880. the hospital was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on june 16th, 1907. built at a cost of nearly a million dollars, the hospital was considered the most modern and best equipped in the city during time of construction. the 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the enlarged photograph was printed on high quality fine art metallic paper using archival-quality inks. the custom-built frame is comprised of wood with a matte black finish. the picture framing glass is clear with standard thickness. the backside is sealed with brown craft paper. metal strap hangers and mounting wire installed. ready for immediate installation.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670850507050,"sku":"UR-20056-14","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20140512-012m_2.jpg?v=1760437150"},{"product_id":"exceptionally-rare-and-historically-important-early-20th-century-completely-intact-michael-reese-hospital-lobby-cast-plaster-gardenesque-pilaster-capital-with-abundant-leafage","title":"exceptionally rare and historically important early 20th century completely intact michael reese hospital lobby cast plaster \"gardenesque\" pilaster capital with abundant leafage","description":"all original and remarkably intact early 20th century historically-important michael reese \"main\" hospital interior lobby cast plaster pilaster capital possibly fabricated by the decorators' supply company, chicago, il. like most ornament found throughout the hospital building, the richly ornate half capital or cap was designed by hugh gardner of schmidt, garden \u0026amp; martin. the oversized fragment has been painted over with several coat of paints, but the intricate and detailed leafage remains very evident. each section contains a centrally located cartouche that integrates nicely with the surrounding organic motifs. the segment located between the two capital half-sections is a very unusual and visually distinctive geometric abstraction in triangular form. the rear cavities or backside of the plaster capital is reinforced with animal (presumably cow or horse) hair and wood laths. great overall condition, despite the numerous coats of paint applied over the years. michael reese hopsital was erected on the ground of the former hospital constructed in 1880. the hospital was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on june 16th, 1907. built at a cost of nearly a million dollars, the hospital was considered the most modern and best equipped in the city during time of construction. the building itself was six stories in height, constructed of solid masonry, steel and tile, with the most approved \"system of heating, lighting and ventilation.\" the interior originally accommodated 240 beds, included sixty private rooms. there were three operating rooms , along with special provisions for isolating patients in the surgical, medical gynecological and maternity departments. the hospital was designed by the architectural firm of schmidt and garden and martin. although known primarily for their commercial and industrial designs, the firm also designed several residential buildings, more than 300 hospitals and a few public structures. 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industrial early american office steel \"daisy\" waste basket. originally designed and patented by harry t. beatty and andrew reese for the massillion wire basket co., massillion, oh. features unique filler wires terminally coiled around the upper rim and lower base hoop. welded joints are used to conceal the joints. comprised of durable steel with a largely uniform exterior brushed metal finish. manufacturer markings lightly embossed on the bottom. the advent of the waste paper basket in the 19th century coincided with the increased use of paper by new business entities, as well as the government bureaucracies designed to regulate them. in the early part of the century paper was more expensive, but advances in paper production made this once-precious commodity inexpensive enough to waste. some of the earliest office waste paper baskets of the 19th century were made of rattan (derived from parts of palm trees) and imported from china. others were woven from wicker (plaited lengths of willow or osier), shipped from germany and then assembled by german craftsmen in the united states. that led to the import of german baskets to the united states, “direct from the great basket industries along the beautiful valley of the thueringer forests,” as one ad from 1905 read. world war i, however, ended such imports, which allowed a willow-weaving industry to blossom in baltimore and parts of upstate new york. standard wicker office baskets consisted of a round base (relatively few were square) anchoring vertical, plaited willow stakes, each of which was held an equal distance apart from the next by two to four horizontal rings. usually a twined ring of heavier willow or rattan would crown the basket’s opening, providing structural support for the basket overall, while also giving basket craftsmen an armature for handles. wicker office baskets are distinctive for their open architecture, revealing the crumpled first drafts of letters or expired contracts inside, but some wicker or rattan baskets were woven tight, keeping the accumulation of a day’s failures discretely hidden from view. this reliance on natural materials is surprising when you consider how easily wicker baskets burned. cigars or matches carelessly tossed in bone-dry wicker baskets full of paper regularly set off infernos, sometimes burning entire buildings to the ground. thus, a market for metal waste baskets developed, some of which touted their resistance to flames. for example, in 1914, the metal office furniture company patented a fireproof waste basket called the victor that was made of sheets of steel—oddly to contemporary eyes, it was painted to resemble wood, since that was still the prevailing aesthetic of the day. in the first decades of the 20th century, other companies like andrews wire and iron works of rockford, illinois, and massillon wire basket co. of ohio produced, as their names suggest, wire baskets, while in the 1920s, nemco (northwestern expanded metal company) of chicago made wire-like baskets that were actually made of perforated metal sheets that resembled wire when mechanically expanded and shaped. nemco baskets were famously flared at the top, and sometimes had bulbous middles, giving them what legrand calls a “foxglove” appearance, named for the shape of the flower. in keeping of the office décor of that era, nemco baskets were dark, enameled in maroon or olive green. measures 10 3\/4 inches high x 10 inches in diameter.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671384658218,"sku":"UR-23116-15","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20151001-img_0012_2.jpg?v=1760365015"},{"product_id":"single-michael-reese-hospital-vintage-american-industrial-exterior-reinforced-cast-aluminum-campus-building-flush-mount-letter-sign-with-aged-patina","title":"single michael reese hospital vintage american industrial exterior reinforced cast 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