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A rare
and early example of Tiemann's oblique cutting
scarificator with horn handle in its original box. The
blades are curved in two dimensions which was said to
produce more copious bleeding. The scarification is
primed by pulling the screw at the end of the handle
and released by pressing the trigger on the dorsal
aspect of the handle. The depth of the cut is altered
by the central screw on the body. Marked "G Tiemanns
patent. 20 Oct 1846". As shown in figure 1650 P 115 of
Tiemann's American Armemantarium Chirurgicum. There is
also a picture of a later version on P 99 of "American
Surgical Instruments" by James Edmonson.
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