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OBJECT TYPE: HEMOSTATIC/SCALPEL
DATE: 1850–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0243.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILVER METAL BLADE; MOTHER-OF-PEARL HANDLE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 1.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SCALPEL LANCET PROBABLY USED MID-19TH TO EARLY 20TH C.+
Canada: PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER: HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 AND BECAME A BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF 1000+ PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQ., MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQ.
Function: USED TO MAKE SHORT, SHALLOW CUT INTO A VEIN, IN ORDER TO INDUCE CONTROLLED BLEEDING.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL SCALPEL LANCET WITH MODIFIED LEAF-SHAPE DOUBLE-SIDED CUTTING BLADE, COMMONLY USED IN BLOODLETTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: WHITE PEARL-LIKE HANDLE; BRIGHT SILVER METAL BLADE.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lancet, circa 1850–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0243, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0243.001/

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