PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA BRASS AND STEEL SPRING-LOADED SURGICAL BLEEDERS / LANCETS, LOT OF THREE, each with brass release bar and marked for Wiegand & Snowden. Each fitted in original wooden case, including one with red leather cover and gilded decoration. John Wiegand and Thomas Snowden, 49 N. 7th and 49 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA. 1824-1855. 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" and 1 3/8" x 3 3/4" cases.
Very good overall condition with expected usage wear, blade edges with roughness, cases with moderate wear losses to the coverings, one example with a broken spring bar along with a repair to the tip.
Provenance: The estate collection of Alan R. Shirkey, Harrisonburg, VA.

Very good overall condition with expected usage wear, blade edges with roughness, cases with moderate wear losses to the coverings, one example with a broken spring bar along with a repair to the tip.