Which do you enjoy most?
[[Gory disgusting stuff->Passage2]]
[[Fun and games->Passage3]]
[[Fluffy kittens->Passage4]]Do you dare to look at
[[artificial eyes->Passage5]]
[[a jar of leeches->Passage6]]
[[a stuffed merman->Passage7]]What kind of toys are you interested in?
[[Star Trek->Passage12]]
(link:"Dolls")[(go-to: (either: "Passage13", "Passage17", "Passage18"))]
[[Take me back to the 80s->Passage14]]Which kitten would you prefer?
[[Drinking milk through a straw->Passage15]]
[[Splashing in a saucer of milk->Passage16]][<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/297/193/large_1996_0277_0011__0001_.jpg" width="500">]
You've found an old Papier mache model of an eye
[[show me more->Passage8]]
[[That's not nearly disgusting enough->Passage6]][<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/2/425/large_a637617.jpg" width="500">]
This jar was used to hold leeches which would have been on sale to medical practitioners.
[[What did doctors do with the leeches?->Passage10]]
[[That's not nearly disgusting enough->Passage11]][<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/17/448/large_A104048__0002_.jpg" width="500">]
Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure, although originally provenenced as either Dutch or Japanese, probably 19th century
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How about 50 artificial eyes from Liverpool?
[[Back to start->Passage1]]
(link: "Find more eyes in the Science Museum Collection")[(goto-url: 'https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search/images?q=eye')]Leeches have a long association with bloodletting. They are a type of worm that is applied to the skin and can suck out several times its body weight in blood. The use of leeches in Europe peaked between 1830 and 1850, then fell into decline.
In the 'leech craze' of the 19th century, leech collectors (who were mostly women) would wade into ponds with their skirts raised, so that the leeches could attach to their bare legs!
[<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/670/large_1989_0753_0006.jpg" width="500">]
[[Back to start->Passage1]]How about this? A vaginal speculum for applying leeches.
[<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/16/212/large_A38408__0001_.jpg" width="500">]
Leeches were applied to the cervix using this vaginal speculum. This was a popular treatment for gynaecological problems. Bloodsucking leeches were introduced into the body cavity. They were removed when they became engorged.
[[Back to start->Passage1]][<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/130/42/large_cd0669_006_111108_1993_53_Star_Trek_talk_Back_communicator.jpg" width="500">]
Beam me up Scotty!
[[Back to start->Passage1]]How about Chatty Cathy? She can say 18 different sentences.
[<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/310/320/large_SMG00066583.jpg" width="500">]
[[She's great but I prefer Barbies->Passage17]]
[[I like Chatty Cathy but I'd rather see Smokey Sue->Passage18]]
[<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/59/957/large_1999_0278.jpg" width="500">]
'Build a Better Burger' game for 2-4 players ages 5 and over, marked 'All the action of a real fast food restaurant!', players compete to be the first to assemble a meal according to the menu card they select
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[[Back to start->Passage1]][<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/164/292/medium_67802_4.jpg" width="500">]
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Nice outfit Barbie!
[[Barbie's cool but I'd rather see Chatty Cathy->Passage13]]
[[I like Barbie but let's meet Smokey Sue->Passage18]]Meet Smokey Sue - a terrifying health education doll, for illustrating the effect of cigarette smoke on the foetus when smoking during pregnancy,
[<img src="https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/images/792/large_1995_1698.jpg" width="500">]
[[I think I'd prefer Barbies->Passage17]]
[[I'm in awe of Smokey Sue but I'd rather see Chatty Cathy->Passage13]]
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