M0014878: Four lancets used by Edward Jenner

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Lancet used by E. Jenner.

Four lancets used by Edward Jenner, two with steel blades and two with ivory. The latter were probably designed for vaccination. They were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

August 1956

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print; 11.5 x 14 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.