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Lancets belonging to Edward Jenner
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Vaccination lancet, belonging to Jenner
These lancets belonged to Edward Jenner (1749-1823). In 1796 Edward Jenner (1749-1823) used a lancet to introduce fluid from a cowpox sore through a person's skin, in order to inoculate them against smallpox, a similar but more dangerous disease. He called his method "vaccination", from "vacca", the Latin word for cow.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A600034
- Materials:
- blade, ivory and handle, tortoiseshell
- Measurements:
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overall: 2 mm x 53 mm x 35 mm, .0016 kg
- type:
- lancets
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust