A scarificator with lancets, 18th century

Made:
1701-1800 in Vienna
Scarificator with sixteen lancets, made by John Jacob Fischer

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Scarificator with sixteen lancets, made by John Jacob Fischer
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Scarificator with sixteen lancets, made by John Jacob Fischer, Vienna, 18th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A626577
Materials:
brass and steel
Measurements:
height 45 mm
width 42 mm
length 34 mm
type:
scarificators

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