Fleams with case

Made:
1544 in Germany
Group shot comprising of various lancets and lancet cases from Bone fleam case Bone fleam case Bone fleam case Bone fleam case Bone fleam case Bone fleam case Metal fleam, with rounded blade Bone fleam case

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Group shot comprising of various lancets and lancet cases from
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bone fleam case
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bone fleam case
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bone fleam case
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bone fleam case
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bone fleam case
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bone fleam case
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Metal fleam, with rounded blade
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London.

Bone fleam case
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bone fleam case, intricately carved with representation of the crucifixion and the Garden of Eden, containing four tablets for holding fleam, inscribed with the name Simon Wellenbeck, probably German, 1544

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641043
Materials:
bone and metal
Measurements:
overall: .11kg
case: 88 mm x 42 mm x 30 mm,
tablet: 3 mm x 37 mm x 80 mm, .01kg
type:
fleam
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Fleams for bloodletting

Fleams for bloodletting

Two steel fleams with triangular blades

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A641043 Pt1
type:
fleams
Fleam, for bloodletting

Fleam, for bloodletting

Metal fleam, with rounded blade, designed to fit inside carved bone case.

Measurements:
overall: 3 mm x 53 mm x 15 mm,
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A641043 Pt2
type:
fleams
Case to hold fleams, carved

Case to hold fleams, carved

Bone fleam case, intricately carved with representation of the crucifixion and the Garden of Eden with four ivory tablets, probably German, 1544

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A641043 Pt3
type:
instrument cases