
Thomas Moore
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Scarificators were spring-loaded lancets used from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Bloodletting as a medical treatment was closely linked to the ancient concept of humors, to stabilise a patient's internal equilibrium.
Please note that one of the instruments is a bird call, not a medical leech lamp as catalogued.