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Cupping Scarifier - Brass, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, circa 1890
Reg. No: HT 2825
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- Summary:
- Cupping scarifier, brass, in velvet-lined leather case, used for folk medicine procedure of cupping. Spring loaded knives cut skin, warmed metal cup placed over slashes, as it cools it creates a vacuum drawing out the "bad" blood. From the late Dr J A Broben. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited , Parkville, Victoria.
- Description:
- Purple leather-bound cylindrical case. Inside divided into 2 compartments with purple velvet.
Scarifier is brass, cube shaped with screw and lever at back, and release button at side. An adjustible lid fits snugly over the device, with twelve slits in top through which spring-loaded knives may project or retract.
Cup is missing, protective chamois cup cover present.
Use extreme caution when handling. - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 2004
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 8.70 cm (Height), 9.00 cm (Width), 17.30 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | alternative medicine, blood analysis, laboratory apparatus |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, CSL (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories) Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Medical Research |
| Tertiary Classification: | laboratory equipment |
| User: | CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), Parkville, Victoria, Australia, circa 1890 |
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