| Reference Number | READ/397 |
| Title | Bleeding Lancet |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Creator Name | Thomas Read & Co, Surgical instrument makers, 1744-1997 |
| Description | One bleeding lancet housed in a mother-of-pearl sheath. Metal blade, engraved with 'READ', hinged between two mother-of-pearl panels. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 60mm x 11mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Lancet |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Blood Loss, Surgical |