1800s BLOODLETTING DEVICE - Solved

ModernMiner · Feb 10, 2009

1800's BLOODLETTING DEVICE - ***Solved***

I dug this thingy up today at an early 1800's property. At first I thought I had dug a small jewelry box, but then woke up. :tongue3:

I think it's brass and possibly an electrical do-dad. :icon_scratch:

Any ideas? No writing anywhere on it.
Thanks,
MM

Diggerbarns · Feb 10, 2009

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Thats a really cool find! I have a feeling the lever pushes back and there are slides that come out of the bottom.I have no clue what its used for,but I,ll bet someone else here will

Bigcypresshunter · Feb 10, 2009

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wow this may be the next big "what is it."

BullBarrel · Feb 10, 2009

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Maybe some type of scribe or gauge?

prokosla · Feb 10, 2009

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It looks like scarificator for bloodletting.

Bigcypresshunter · Feb 10, 2009

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my wild guess something for telegraph.

Blacksheep · Feb 10, 2009

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prokosla said:
It looks like scarificator for bloodletting.

BINGO! Nicely done and welcome to TNET! :thumbsup:

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=G

Mich. Wolverine · Feb 10, 2009

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I agree it's a bloodletting device. I seen one just like on one of the history channels the other day.

Wolverine.

Bigcypresshunter · Feb 10, 2009

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WTG prokosla. :thumbsup:

Is this banner material?

Heres what it says in Blacksheeps link: A c. 1850 antique bloodletting scarificator with 16 blades.. The blade depth is adjusted by turning the large thumbscrew on top, and it is cocked by pulling back the large lever. A pushbutton trigger to fire the blade is to the side of the scarificator.

72cheyenne · Feb 11, 2009

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So this was a type of "branding device". Wow, talk about weird a$$ find of the year. :tard:

Bigcypresshunter · Feb 11, 2009

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72cheyenne said:
So this was a type of "branding device". Wow, talk about weird a$$ find of the year.

No it is not for branding. It is for human bloodletting, a type of useless and dangerous medical treatment no longer performed. Doctors used to think draining a persons blood could rid the body of a disease. Yes weird.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting

SC_hunter · Feb 11, 2009

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Neat find MM...this is the only "bloodletting" device I have ever found.. :tard:

Blacksheep · Feb 11, 2009

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SC_hunter said:
Neat find MM...this is the only "bloodletting" device I have ever found..

Excellent fishing bait as well! :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Feb 11, 2009

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prokosla said:
It looks like scarificator for bloodletting.

Awesome ID Prokosla!!! :thumbsup:

Thank you & welcome to TN.
-MM-

Blacksheep said:
prokosla said:

It looks like scarificator for bloodletting.

Click to expand...

BINGO! Nicely done and welcome to TNET!

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=G

Thanks so much for that link Blacksheep. Very much appreciated. :thumbsup:

And I thought it was some sort of electrical box.

-MM-

Mich. Wolverine said:
I agree it's a bloodletting device. I seen one just like on one of the history channels the other day.

Wolverine.

Thanks Wolverine.
I wonder if this is the first one ever posted on TN? :icon_scratch:

-MM-

bigcypresshunter said:
72cheyenne said:

So this was a type of "branding device". Wow, talk about weird a$$ find of the year.

Click to expand...

No it is not for branding. It is for human bloodletting, a type of useless and dangerous medical treatment no longer performed. Doctors used to think draining a persons blood could rid the body of a disease. Yes weird.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting