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Brass scarificator with 4 lancets

Made:
1811-1950 in London

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Brass scarificator with 4 lancets, for use on the temple, in case, by Evans, London, 1811-1950

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A606689
Materials:
case, leather, covered, case, silk, lined, case, velvet, lined, case, wood, scarificator, brass and scarificator, steel
type:
scarificators and therapeutics (phlebotomy) scarificators and therapeutics (phlebotomy)

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