Record

Reference Number	READ/146
Title	Bleeding Lancet
Date	1875-1925
Description	Bleeding lancet housed in a tortoiseshell sheath, comprising a metal blade engraved with 'READ' and manually inscribed 'Baileau'. The blade is hinged between two tortoiseshell panels.
Extent	1 item
Dimensions	75mm x 2mm x 15mm
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	Blood Loss, Surgical
Term	General Surgery -- Instrumentation

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/1977	Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers	1744-1997

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