Bowl
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Identifier: Historic Hope Plantation
The cut-out section of this brass bowls allows it to be placed under the chin to aid in shaving. It could also function in phlebotomy, or blood-letting, to collect blood from a sick patient. (See the video on Lancet for more info.) Many 18th- and 19th-century physicians, including the famous Philadelphia doctor Benjamin Rush, recommended examining blood to help diagnose illness. The loop allows it to be hung up when not in use. date: 1750. $http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/artifact.aspx?id=hbnmore...
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The cut-out section of this brass bowls allows it to be placed under the chin to aid in shaving. It could also function in phlebotomy, or blood-letting, to collect blood from a sick patient. (See the video on Lancet for more info.) Many 18th- and 19th-century physicians, including the famous Philadelphia doctor Benjamin Rush, recommended examining blood to help diagnose illness. The loop allows it to be hung up when not in use. date: 1750. $http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/historyfiction/artifact.aspx?id=hbn
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Historic Hope Plantation
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North Carolina History and Fiction Collection
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Historic Hope Plantation

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http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13997

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