Fleam Civil War Era Bleeder Device / Sold

Description

Fleam – Inventory Number: MED 010 / Sold Civil War Era Bleeder Device.  Surgeon’s bloodletting medical fleam bleeder with three blades.  The outer sleeve is brass and the blades are made of steel.  The brass has a light to moderate patina.  As a medical therapy, bleeding or bloodletting endured for approximately 2,500 years.  It was only abandoned at the beginning of the 19th century.  Inventory Number: MED 010 / Sold