Spring Lancets (2)
notes: label: Description
content: Set of two spring lancets that belonged to Charles W. Owen (1823-1857), a physician in Maryland.
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.302606.058
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.058
label: catalog number
content: M-14187
label: catalog number
content: M-14187.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Case
label: Object Name
content: lancet, set
label: Object Name
content: bloodletting
label: Object Name
content: lancet, spring
label: Other Terms
content: Case; Bloodletting Instruments; Spring Lancet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: velvet (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (lancets material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (lancets material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 2.6 cm x 15.2 cm x 4 cm; 1 in x 6 in x 1 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: case: 1 in x 6 in x 1 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 15.24 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: lancet: 5/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 in; 1.5875 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: lancet: 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 7/8 in; .9525 cm x 6.0325 cm x 2.2225 cm