and a button release. The set is unusual for its
small size. Purchased 1976. Case: L 154 mm, W 108 mm, H 42 mm. Syringe: L
(closed) 101 mm, D 25 mm. Cups: L 60 mm and 67 mm, D 28 mm and 23 mm.
Scarificator: L 52 mm, D 20 mm. NMHT 1977.0789.49.

CUPPING APPARATUS

Cupping apparatus with case, patent model, 1844. Cupping set patented by
Dr. R. J. Dodd. Surgeon, U.S.N. (U.S. patent 3537). Brass syringe with
ivory handle is stamped "Dr. Dodd's Improved Cupping Apparatus." Syringe
can be fitted with either a large or small plate with blades. To operate
an internal part, a straight or curved glass tube is attached to the
syringe along with a flexible metal lancet that runs the length of the
tube. Straight glass tube is broken in two parts. Case is mahogany and
lined with red velvet. On hinge is stamped "Horne Patent." Transferred
from the U.S. Patent Office 1926. Case: L 307 mm, W 178 mm, H 80 mm. Neg.
73-4237B (CS). NMHT 89797 (M-4288).

Cupping apparatus, patent model, 1856. Patented by Mr. Loyall Tillotson of
Thompson, Ohio (U.S. patent 15626). Model of plunger apparatus is made of
wood, though the actual instrument would have been made of metal. The body
of the instrument was to be attached to a cup (not included in the model)
with a spiral wire to which a battery would be attached. The novelty of
the apparatus was that electricity would be employed in conjunction with
dry cupping. Transferred from the U.S. Patent Office 1926. H 160 mm, D 60
mm. NMHT 89797 (M-4296).

Cupping apparatus, patent model, 1867. Patented by Mr. William D. Hooper
of Liberty, Virginia (U.S. patent 68985). Model consists of a brass
syringe attached to a wooden cup. In the working instrument the cup would
be made of glass. Model does not contain the diaphragm and cutting blades.
The novelty was that blades were to be tubular with adjustable length and
that they would remain in the skin while blood was being removed.
Transferred from the U.S. Patent Office 1926. Overall L 202 mm. Cup: L 47
mm, D 36 mm. Neg. 73-4214 (BW, CS). NMHT 89797 (M-4309).

Cupping apparatus with case, late 19th century. Invented by the Drs. W. S.
Black and F. Black and manufactured by Wm. B. Stewart, Trenton, New
Jersey, this set includes a hard rubber pump, three glass cups, the
smallest for cupping the breasts, a valve, and a head for the pump.
Missing are a nipple shield and rubber tubing. Case is made of wood and
has a label attached to the inside top with an illust