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Vaccination scarificator in box
Made:
1871-1880
in
Smithfield
maker:
Arnold and Sons
Mallam vaccination scarificator, in box, made by Arnold and Sons, London, c.1874
Box for scarificator
1871-1880
Vaccination scarificator
1871-1880
Details
Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A140661
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
,
steel (metal)
,
leatherette
,
silk
,
velvet
and
complete
Measurements:
overall - case open: 84 mm x 47 mm x 75 mm, .102 kg
depth: 60mm
height: 60mm
weight: 0.102kg
weight: 0.22487lbs
width: 47mm
overall - scarificator: 44 mm x 56 mm
type:
scarificator
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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