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Leeches were used in bloodletting – a practice once carried out to treat a wide range of diseases and medical conditions. Leeches were such a popular treatment that by 1830 demand for them had outstripped the supply. They are a type of worm with suckers at both ends of the body although only the frontal sucker, which has teeth, is used to feed. Once attached to a living body, they feed on blood. Leeches normally live in freshwater and collecting leeches from river beds was traditionally a female occupation. This unusual glass jar was specifically designed to house leeches. It has a number of inward pointing hollow glass tubes that terminate in tiny air holes which were intended to provide structures that the leeches could attach to as well as ensuring a supply of fresh air. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0058780 Glass leech jar, Europe, 1851-1900 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0058780 Glass leech jar, Europe, 1851-1900 |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0058780 Glass leech jar, Europe, 1851-1900
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Leeches were used in bloodletting – a practice once carried out to treat a wide range of diseases and medical conditions. Leeches were such a popular treatment that by 1830 demand for them had outstripped the supply. They are a type of worm with suckers at both ends of the body although only the frontal sucker, which has teeth, is used to feed. Once attached to a living body, they feed on blood. Leeches normally live in freshwater and collecting leeches from river beds was traditionally a female occupation. This unusual glass jar was specifically designed to house leeches. It has a number of inward pointing hollow glass tubes that terminate in tiny air holes which were intended to provide structures that the leeches could attach to as well as ensuring a supply of fresh air. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe made: 1851-1900 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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