Cupping set with scarificator by Laundy

Cupping set with scarificator by Laundy

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Cupping set with scarificator by Laundy, torch, spirit bottle, 4 of 5 cupping glasses and spare wick and lancet rests. In cylindrical case. 1801 to 1850

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640502
Materials:
case, wood, case, leather, case, silk and case, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 254 mm
box: diameter 85 mm
type:
cupping set
credit:
Hove Museum of Art

Parts

Automatic scarificator with 8 sickle shaped lancets, set to cut towards centre

Automatic scarificator with 8 sickle shaped lancets

Automatic scarificator with 8 sickle shaped lancets, set to cut towards centre

Materials:
brass and steel
Object Number:
A640502 Pt1
type:
automatic scarificators
Cupping glasses, 4 of 5, with 3 chamois covers

Cupping glasses

Cupping glasses, 4 of 5, with 3 chamois covers

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A640502 Pt2
type:
cupping glass
Wick set in brass tube, with ring handle, unscrewed at centre during transport.

Wick set in brass tube

Wick set in brass tube, with ring handle, unscrewed at centre during transport.

Materials:
brass and string
Object Number:
A640502 Pt3
type:
torches
Spirit bottle, glass, for use with torch

Spirit bottle

Spirit bottle, glass, for use with torch

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A640502 Pt4
type:
bottles
Two rests for scarificator blades

Two rests for scarificator blades

Two rests for scarificator blades

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A640502 Pt5
type:
lancets
Spare wick

Spare wick

Spare wick

Object Number:
A640502 Pt6
type:
wicks