Preview
Type of Object
Cup, cupping
Date of Manufacture
1915-1925
Physical Details
Glass cupping cup with a metal rotary suction pump. Thick, clear glass cup is attached to a metal cylinder with a rotating handle. By turning the handle, suction is created through the glass cup, drawing blood from a wound or incision. Metal cylinder is missing a top cap. The imprint "Pat. Apld. For HOLZ" appears underneath the handle.
Dimensions
16 cm. x 6 cm. x 6 cm.
Medical Subject
Bloodletting -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1988.7
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Cupping Cup with Pump, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00078.jpg