Description:
It is likely that this was a glass used for cupping procedures. A glass cupping device could also be used to raise a blister on the skin to lance for bleeding or to increase bleeding at the puncture sight. A small incision was made in the patient and a piece of lint placed in the cup and ignited; the open end of the cup was placed over the incision or wound creating a vacuum which drew the desired amount of blood out. Bleeding was an ancient method of treating patients that was still in use during the Civil War, but the practice became increasingly unpopular as the war progressed. Small round glass cup shaped similar to a fish bowl, globular cup, turned over lip, colorless non-lead glass, free blown with pontil mark on base, kick to the base, Condition: Some bubbles and a seed (unmelted batch mixture) in the glass, slight brownish color.
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