Mechanical leech, Europe, 1850-1900
- patentee:
- Charles Louis Stanislaus Heurteloup
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.