Civil War Era Bleeder / Sold

Civil War Era Bleeder - Inventory Number: MED 172 / Sold

Device for "Blood-letting" or cupping.  Designed to remove impurities and infections.  This device with three blades.  The outer sleeve is brass with slab horn overlay affixed via brass pins and the blades are steel.  Blade marked "CASTSTEEL".  As a medical therapy, bleeding or bloodletting endured for approximately 2,500 years.  It was only abandoned at the beginning of the 19th century.  Some chipping on the blades.

 

Inventory Number: MED 172 / Sold