Scarificator
Object number2012.47.26 a,b
Manufacturer
F. Leypoldt
Date1840-1879
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
Mediumbrass wood
Credit LineGift of Melinda Hays Evans
DescriptionBrass scarificator with brown leather covered wooden case.Dimensions(a) Height: .937; Width: 1.875 ; Length: 2.312(b) height- 1.562 width- 2.437 length - 2.750
Inscriptions(b)
Label handwritten in brown ink on inside of top "Jas. G. Dickson".
Marks(a)
Back "F. LEYPOLDT / PHILLA. / WARRANTED".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of medical supplies of Dr. James Glenn Dickson who operated in the Canonsburg area from the 1840s to the 1870s. Donor Melinda Hays Evans’ family found the apothecary chest with accompanying medical supplies in a barn on their property in the Canonsburg area. The collection documents the practice of a mid-19th century small town doctor.
Previous owner
Dr. James Glenn Dickson
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1932-2017
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