Spring Lancet
notes: label: Description
content: An inscription in the case of this spring lancet reads “Dr. Robert Moore 1764-1844 / Pres. Med. & Chi. Fac. 1820-1826. / Presented by / DR. HENRY JANNEY WALTON.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302606.054
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: M-14183
label: catalog number
content: 302606.054
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Case
label: Object Name
content: lancet, set
label: Object Name
content: bloodletting
label: Object Name
content: lancet, spring, bloodletting
label: Other Terms
content: Case; Bloodletting Instruments; Spring Lancet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper. cardboard (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (lancet material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, nickel (lancet material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 7.7 cm x 5 cm x 2 cm; 3 1/16 in x 1 15/16 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: case: 3 1/8 in x 2 in x 3/4 in; 7.9375 cm x 5.08 cm x 1.905 cm
label: Measurements
content: case: 2 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 5/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 4.7625 cm x 1.5875 cm
label: Measurements
content: lancet: 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.27 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.8575 cm