Authentic, awesome exam room furnishings and accessories

Expensive, real stuff for your retro clinic:

http://www.urbanremainschicago.com/default.aspx?pageID=34

I've always loved the idea of having or being examined in an old retro, pre WWII examination room. I'm thinking white tiles and heavy metal and leather furniture, cabinets with glass sliding doors, metal trolleys ... things like that.

I used to sell antique furniture of all kinds, but throughout the years I never came across anything medical. I still find a large choice of old medical instruments at flea markets, but furniture or exam tables never. Odd somehow considering how many hospitals and clinics there were and how well equipped they were. Where did all the old stuff end up at?

And wouldn't it be wonderful to have an exam room fitted out in a truly retro style?

Thanks for the link, it's interesting to see what is available

Shiver, drool, drip, clench 😁

I've had brief communication with the owner of this business. He is, I believe, still a member of this forum, but I'll be darned if I can remember his name. He told me that if there is something in particular that you want, he'll try to find it. I'd be all over a 1920s clinic!

Fantastic Find, a little on the pricey side though. Any ideas on where to find similar items at a lesser price?

I've found ebay and my local Craigs list to be helpful in finding some of these things at a low price. Its fun to go shopping and a lot of the time the sellers will have other items that really add to the "clinic" experience.

Just stumbled across this, and was delighted with the find -- nicely sourced, @anxious_patient !

It's a pretty old thread, but the firm doing the collecting still seems to be doing their thing. All of the medical pieces show as 'SOLD', though I'm fairly certain they would've all been out of my price point regardless.

The rest of the offerings there all look very classy and historic, and damn, that's a business I would've loved to get into.

https://www.urbanremainschicago.com/products/furniture/medical.html

Here's an updated URL that will take you, at least, to a browsable list of of images of all the old medical antiques that would make an amazing vintage medical office!

-tyd