Screw top from from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Screw top, with hole, brass. From from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Mechanical leech, Europe, 1850-1900
- patentee:
- Charles Louis Stanislaus Heurteloup
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Mechanical leech patented by Baron Heurteloup. Grey background.
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Mechanical leech patented by Baron Heurteloup
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A600124
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and incomplete
- Measurements:
-
overall: 62 mm x 240 mm x 110 mm, .84kg
glass tube: 77 mm 20 mm,
- type:
- mechanical leech
- credit:
- Drew, H.G.
Parts
Lubricants from from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Lubricant, white grease, , from from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Cylinders from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Cylinders, glass, with pistons, metal and leather from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Cylinders from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Cylinders, glass, with pistons, metal and leather from Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Wooden case for Baron Heurteloup's artificial leech, c. 1850.
Wooden case for Mechanical leech outfit
