Object Details
maker
George Tiemann and Company
Description
The vaccinating lancet in this set, designed for giving smallpox vaccines by scarification, was devised by the Scottish physician, Thomas Graham Weir (1812-1896). According to a notice published in 1860, this instrument “has the merits of simplicity and convenience in a marked degree.” This was owned by Enoch T. Winter (d. 1871), a Yale graduate (class of 1845), and a physician in Harlem, N.Y.
Ref: Viator, Letter from Edinburgh, in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal 62 (1860): 337-340, on 340.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Frances M. Cosine
date made
mid-1800s
used date
1845-1870
ID Number
MG.M-02225
accession number
95819
catalog number
M-02225
Object Name
pocket case
surgical set
Other Terms
Pocket Case; Surgical Set; General Surgery
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
tortoise shell (overall material)
metal, steel (overall material)
ivory (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9.7 cm x 18 cm x 3 cm; 3 13/16 in x 7 1/16 in x 1 3/16 in
overall: 1 1/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 3 3/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 17.145 cm x 8.5725 cm
lancet/vacc, open as displayed: 1 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 1/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 6.35 cm x .3175 cm
lancet/vacc, closed: 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 1/8 in; .9525 cm x 6.0325 cm x .3175 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
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Antibody Initiative: Smallpox
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Surgery
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1057004