Lancet case

Phlebotomy--Equipment and supplies

Bloodletting--instrumentation

Phlebotomy instruments

Used in bloodletting

Four steel lancets in shagreen leather case.

A small pocket medical kit is shown with its green patterned metal case open. The hinged lid reveals several small internal compartments holding compact tools and components. A folding metal lancet with a tortoiseshell-pattern handle extends from the lower edge of the case, suggesting the kit was used for minor medical procedures such as bloodletting or lancing. The textured exterior and compact design indicate it was made for portability.

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

1920's?

Cravens, Annette

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7.6 cm.

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

85.3.1

LIB-HSL001

4/7/2006

Steel lancets in tortoiseshell guards