Accession No
2515
Brief Description
Emmets right needle, by Mayer Meltzer, 1880 (c)
Origin
Maker
Mayer Meltzer
Class
medical
Earliest Date
1869
Latest Date
1880
Inscription Date
Material
metal (steel, brass); wood (ebony)
Dimensions
length 185mm; diameter of curve 15mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Inscription
‘MAYER MELTZER’ (on shaft)
Description Notes
Carved ebony handle; brass ferrule; steel shaft. Straight to top, then curved in a semi-circle at right angles to shaft. Aperture at tip. For haemerhoids (?)
Complete
References
Events
Description
This needle is thought to have been used in the treatment of haemorrhoids. A solution would have been injected into the problem area in order to alleviate the swelling.
FM:40843
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