Lancet case, leather cover, and lancets

Made:
1801-1900 in Paris
maker:
Lüer
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Ornate silver gilt lancet case, containing six lancets in leather case, probably by Luer, Paris, France, 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A606802
Materials:
lancet case, silver, gold (gilt), case, leather and case, paper
Measurements:
overall: 93 mm 36 mm, .069 kg
type:
lancet cases
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Five bleeding lancets by Luer

Five bleeding lancets by Luer

Five bleeding lancets by Luer, Paris, 19th century, part of a set from ornate silver case.

Measurements:
length 60 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A606802 Pt1
type:
lancets
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Lancet

Lancet

One bleeding lancet, by Charriere, Paris, France, 1803-1876

Measurements:
length 60 mm
width 10 mm
Materials:
steel and tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A606802 Pt2
type:
lancets
Leather case to hold silver lancet case Leather case to hold silver lancet case

Leather case to hold silver lancet case

Leather case for an ornate silver gilt lancet case, cylindrical, black, probably by Luer, Paris, France, 19th century

Measurements:
overall: 93 mm 36 mm, .04 kg
Materials:
leather
Object Number:
A606802/3
type:
case - container
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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Ornate lancet case

Ornate silver gilt lancet case, octagonal, probably by Luer, Paris, France, 19th century

Materials:
silver gilt
Object Number:
A606802/4
type:
case - container
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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