Reference NumberREAD/119
TitleScarificator
Date1875-1925
Creator NameSavigny and Co., Surgical instrument manufacturer, fl. 18th-mid. 19th century
DescriptionSquare-shaped brass scarificator with a top lever to release sixteen blades from the base, and a side push-button to retract them. Engraved with 'Savigny &Co.' at the top.
Extent1 item
Dimensions50mm x 45mm x 65mm
Digital CollectionsView online in our digital collections
Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameScarificator
TermTherapeutics -- Instrumentation
Blood Specimen Collection -- Instrumentation
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/6445Savigny and Co.; fl. eighteenth-mid. nineteenth century; Surgical instrument manufacturerfl. eighteenth-mid. nineteenth century
DS/UK/1977Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers1744-1997
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