Mechanical Leech

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
Patent model for Marcellin Deluc, “Mechanical Leech,” U.S. Patent 7,341 (May 7, 1850). Marcellin Deluc was a pharmacist in New York City.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1981.0668.02
catalog number
1981.0668.02
accession number
1981.0668
Object Name
mechanical leech, patent model
bloodletting
Measurements
overall: 4 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 12.065 cm x 2.2225 cm
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National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1433422
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-b643-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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