Object ID Number:
EH10820
Object Name:
Scarificator
Date of Manufacture:
– 19th to 20th Century
Manufactured from:
1810
Manufactured to:
1900
Description / History:
Brass scarificator. Spring scarificators were used to make quick parallel slits in the patient's skin. The patient would then bleed out into a bleeding cup until the doctor retrieved the desired amount of blood.
Dimensions:
H–1.75 W–1.75 L–1.75 inches
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