South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc

Bleeding cup

Acknowledgment : This cup has been kindly donated to the Society (SAMHS) by the late Mr. Mervyn Smith, a well known SA surgeon and Past President of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Composition:	Metal Alloy, see hallmark.
Weight:	380 g
Diameter:	13.2 cm
Depth:	4.5 cm
Volume:	16 uk fl oz (~455 mL)

Bleeding was commonly used as a therapeutic procedure since the middle ages.

A cup was used to collect the blood following venisection. The volume was measured using the engraved calibrations.

 

Hallmark

 

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