Scarifier
W. Smith
Category
Medical & health
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass
Measurements
46 x 34 x 33 mm
Place of origin
Southwark
Collection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338283.2
Summary
Smaller scarificator - blood-letting cutter - 4 parallel blades. Brass. Knurled knob on top to adjust depth of cut. Cocking lever on top, release lever on the side. Stamped on side:"W. SMITH".
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade
Makers and roles
W. Smith, maker