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Type of Object
Fleam
Date of Manufacture
1820-1850
Physical Details
Brass hinged enclosure with two fleam blades and a lancet blade. The apparatus is roughly constructed, and shows signs of significant use and verdigris on the interior of the brass housing. Fleam blades are approximately equal in width, but vary in distance projecting from the blade arm.
Dimensions
0.9 cm. x 9 cm. x 2.6 cm.
Medical Subject
Bloodletting -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1984.46.2
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Brass fleam and lancet, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00009.jpg