Automatic lancet
Automatic lancet, metal, silver plated
- Measurements:
-
piston: length 125 mm
lancet: length 70 mm
- Materials:
- metal (silver plated)
- Object Number:
- A600122 Pt1
- type:
- automatic lancet
Mechanical leech, London, England, 1850-1855
- maker:
- William Kidston and Company
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LicenseMechanical leech, in leather case, c.1850
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Mechanical leech, in leather case, c.1850
Mechanical leech, in case
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A600122
- Materials:
- leather, metal (unknown), glass and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 25 mm x 145 mm x 150 mm, .29kg
- type:
- mechanical leech
Parts
Glass cylinders with pistons
Glass cylinders, three, each with piston
- Measurements:
-
length 140 mm
- Materials:
- glass and piston, metal
- Object Number:
- A600122 Pt3
- type:
- cylinders
Case for mechanical leech
Case for mechanical leech, c.1850
- Measurements:
-
length 148 mm
width 73 mm
height 43 mm
- Materials:
- leather
- Object Number:
- A600122 Pt4
- type:
- instrument cases
