Ebony counter irritation instrument

Made:: 1801-1900

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Ebony counter-irritation instrument
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Ebony counter-irritation instrument, for the treatment of neuralgic affections by pricking the skin, 19th century

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Category:: Therapeutics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A606900

Materials:: ebony, steel and lead

type:: percusso-punctators

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