Silver mechanical leech in leather covered case

Made:: 1850-1860 in London

maker:: William Kidston and Company

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Silver mechanical leech in leather covered case, with accessories, by William Kidston and Co., 18 Bishopsgate, London, England, 1850-1860.

Details

Category:: Therapeutics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A51005

Materials:: case, wood, case, leather, covered, case, velvet, lined, leech, silver, leech, steel and leech, rubber

Measurements:: case: length 148 mm
case: width 74 mm
case: height 43 mm

type:: mechanical leech

credit:: Cuthbert, C Firmin

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