A Scarificator by Johann Jacob Fischer Vienna, mid 18th century
€500
An early mechanical bleeding instrument
Dimensions
3,5 x 3,5 x 4,5 cm
Circa
1760
Maker
Fischer, Johann Jacob
Country of manufacture
Other
Description
signed “joh. Jacob fischer in Wienn”
made of brass and steel.
condition: one screw missing, mechanics not perfectly working.
Size: 3,5 x 3,5 x 4,5 cm.
Another Joh. Jacob Fischer Scarificator which was dated “1755” was offered in 2006 at Dorotheum. The Fischer family made scarificator and lancets in Vienna until the second half of the 19th century.
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WissenschaftlichesKabinet
Wissenschaftliches Kabinett
The Wissenschaftliches Kabinett is based in the inner city of Vienna, Austria and was established in 1988 by Dr. Max Weber. Later it was taken over by Simon Weber-Unger who specializes in antique scientific and natural history antiques. The Wissenschaftliches Kabinett Simon Weber-Unger exhibits at the Hofburg Antique Fair in Vienna, the Residenz Antique Fair in Salzburg, the antique scientific instrument fair in London and at antique fairs in Zurich and Munich. Simon Weber-Unger is the head of the antique scientific instrument department and antique camera department at the auction house Dorotheum in Vienna and has published articles about scientific instruments in several magazines.
