Lancet Medical Instrument

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Title

Lancet Medical Instrument

Identifier

ABDUA:18378

Description

Set of steel lancets, set into horn handles, with a brass container. Used by the Reverend Alexander John Forsyth LLD (1768-1843) for vaccinations against smallpox in the parish of Belhelvie.

Source

Field Collector: Reid,Robert.W Prof

Date

Early: 1768 Late: 1843

Relation

ABDUA:13110 ABDUA:18021 ABDUA:18377 LEMUR:1000024 LEMUR:1000025

Format

horn metal steel copper alloy brass, L: 85 mm W(blade): 9 mm

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Belhelvie Aberdeenshire

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Reid, Robert.W Prof