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These double-edged lancets were used in bloodletting . Bloodletting was used as a cure for many fevers – diseases were believed to be caused by a build up of blood. Each lancet has a tortoiseshell guard and is stamped with the maker’s name, “Savigny & Co”. When opened the lancets measure 90 mm in length. The depth of the cut for bloodletting depended on the skill and the experience of the user, but it is likely that it would have been used on a number of people without any effective form of sterilisation. The two lancets sit in a silver patterned case marked with the initials “RG”, which may refer to the owner. The hallmarks indicate that the case was made in Birmingham in 1844. maker: Savigny and Company Place made: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Birmingham, Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0058755 Two lancets in a patterned silver case, England, 1844 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0058755 Two lancets in a patterned silver case, England, 1844 |
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Image title | L0058755 Two lancets in a patterned silver case, England, 1844
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org These double-edged lancets were used in bloodletting . Bloodletting was used as a cure for many fevers – diseases were believed to be caused by a build up of blood. Each lancet has a tortoiseshell guard and is stamped with the maker’s name, “Savigny & Co”. When opened the lancets measure 90 mm in length. The depth of the cut for bloodletting depended on the skill and the experience of the user, but it is likely that it would have been used on a number of people without any effective form of sterilisation. The two lancets sit in a silver patterned case marked with the initials “RG”, which may refer to the owner. The hallmarks indicate that the case was made in Birmingham in 1844. maker: Savigny and Company Place made: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Birmingham, Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom made: 1844 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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