University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
General Treatment
Bloodletting
Classification
General Treatment
Bloodletting
Accession Number
1930.5.2 a-i
Description
Cupping set in a velvet-lined mahogany case (i); contents: (a) brass syringe with a ring pull; (b-d) horn cups of various sizes; (e) scarificator, key-wound; (f-h) three identical valves to fit between syringe and cups.
Cupping set in a velvet-lined mahogany case (i); contents: (a) brass syringe with a ring pull; (b-d) horn cups of various sizes; (e) scarificator, key-wound; (f-h) three identical valves to fit between syringe and cups.
Number Of Parts
9
Part Names
a - syringe - Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
b - cup - Length 9.5 cm x Diam. 5.5 cm
c - cup - Length 5.5 cm x Diam. 4.5 cm
d - cup - Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 4.0 cm
e - scarificator - Depth 5.0 cm x Diam. 4.5 cm
f - valve - Length 4.0 cm
g - valve - Length 4.0 cm
h - valve - Length 4.0 cm
i - case - Length 16.0 cm x Width 11.0 cm x Depth 7.0 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Col. McAlpine; owned and used by Dr. John McAlpine, who practised at Lindsay 1880-1925.
Dates
1840
1900
circa 1840-1900
Material
metal: yellow
horn: brown
wood: brown
fabric: brown
Inscriptions
"S DC" written in ink on inner box ledge.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D6-7
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Two of the three horn cups are cracked; #2: some agent had attacked the velvet in the scarificator compartment.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Scarificator similar to one in Kny-Scheerer catalogue, 1915, p. 1141 item #A-7085
Research Facts
Scarificators were used in bloodletting practices, often accompanying cupping procedures. The blades are designed to make equal and even cuts on the patient's body.
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; April 2006 - 28 Jan 2017.