Vaccination lancet

Made:
1869-1900 in London
maker:
Mayer and Meltzer

Vaccination lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, by Mayer and Meltzer of London, 1869-1900, in leather case

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A615139
Materials:
steel, tortoiseshell and case, leather
Measurements:
open: length 90 mm
case: length 60 mm
width 10 mm
height 3 mm
case: length 68 mm
case: width 17 mm
case: height 8 mm
type:
vaccination point

Parts

Vaccination lancet

Vaccination lancet

leather case for a vaccination lancet

Measurements:
open: length 90 mm
case: length 60 mm
width 10 mm
height 3 mm
case: length 68 mm
case: width 17 mm
case: height 8 mm
Materials:
steel , tortoiseshell and case, leather
Object Number:
A615139/1
type:
vaccination point
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Vaccination lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, by Mayer and Meltzer of London, 1869-1900

Vaccination lancet

Vaccination lancet, steel and tortoiseshell, by Mayer and Meltzer of London, 1869-1900

Measurements:
open: length 90 mm
case: length 60 mm
width 10 mm
height 3 mm
case: length 68 mm
case: width 17 mm
case: height 8 mm
Materials:
steel , tortoiseshell and case, leather
Object Number:
A615139/2
type:
vaccination point

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