General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

6

Total Parts

6

AKA

box

Patents

N/A

General Description

mahogany case; brass hardware & nameplate; paper labels; flocked fabric lining.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

18.2 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

9.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fuller

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Presumably used c. 1838- 1847; possibly also used later.

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.

Function

To contain and protect contents when not in use.

Technical

During cupping treatment, cups were first immersed in hot water, then the alcohol lamp was lit & inserted into the cups for 20 seconds. The cup was then applied to the skin. Great dexterity was required to lift cup, apply scarificator and recup before the tumefaction had subsided. [Ref. 4]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Brass plate on case lid engraved "TO/ Dr. G.R. Grasett/ from his Friend/ Robert Symes/ Quebec 1838". Paper label fixed to underside of lid reads "FULLER/ Manufacturer of/ Surgical Instruments/ & every description of/ TRUSSES & BANDAGES/ 239, WHITECHAPEL RD. LONDON." UHN catalogue no. "X921.2.1 A" printed by hand in white ink in upper right of case back, below hinge. Paper label fixed to underside of base bears handwritten text "Case of Cupping Instruments./Presented to the Academy of Medicine Toronto by/ Dr. F. Le M. Grasett, nephew of the D.G.R. Grasett to whom they belonged. He was born in Portugal at Coimbra/ in 1811. Son of Henry Grasett, surgeon 48th Northampton Regt./ serving under Sir Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington). His/ friend Robert Symes shortly after his beginning practice gave/ him this case. It is a good type of the much used instrument of/ that day. D.G.R. Gasett died 1847 in Toronto of typhus fever./ Presented March 1st 1921. Lancet, lamp, cups (2)."

Missing

Portion of damaged hook closure is missing.

Finish

Mahogany wood case has dark red flocked fabric lining; brass hinges, closure and nameplate; buff colour paper mfr's label, and label on underside of case base.

Decoration

N/A