the last object looks like a "scarifier" ( pardon the spelling) it was used in the 17-19th centuries for letting blood, at the time they thought that "bleeding" was a good medical practice.
Yes; the last item is a scarifier, but no; it’s not used for bloodletting as a treatment to “release bad humors” etc. it’s purpose was actually to reduce bruising and swelling; mainly resulting from blunt trauma injuries and as such they were regarded as an essential item for an army surgeon. 35 years ago I broke my starboard hoof and the Royal Naval Surgeon who initially “treated” the swelling did so by rapidly stabbing it in a dozen places with a disposable lancet; which only goes to show how some practices take a VERY long time to move away from! Bloodletting as a medical treatment to “cure” ailments was performed using a lancet to open a vein and a cup to precisely measure the amount of blood drawn.
🟦... I've had one of those plastic letter-opener / postal-scales since '67~'68,... ...Years ago I checked its accuracy against a more complex metal postal scale,...& it was Spot-On!
1:40 How on earth Antiques Roadshow appraisers didn't know that was a carpet stretcher, I have no idea. The first thing I said to myself when it appeared on-screen was "oh, a carpet stretcher."
uh yea, but theres no pricking device, no cup or funnel or tunnels to direct blood flow etc... most bloodletting was very simple and crude... until you get into those that made it a profession. that gets a bit extreame. various tools. maybe some blades came out the bottom... but thats still a bit overboard.
@@pazsion The blades do in fact come out of the bottom making a series of small incisions. There is some spring-device making it quick and elegant, though most such devices (it is called "en sneppert" in Danish) have only one blade that rotates at the press on a spring lock and opens a vein. Have a look at Bloodletting in Wikipedia.
After seeing all of the other comments about the last item being a scarifier, I remember seeing something like it used as a prop in an episode of "Sharpe", set in the Napoleonic Wars used as a bloodletter. Because so much of what he tried worked, and he made the effort to teach others what he learned, Galen can be forgiven for not being right about everything that he believed, and it is the fault of subsequent medical practitioners that bloodletting went unchallenged for over 1600 years.
@@keithskelhorne3993...fleams is the correct spelling Bloodletting still has a use; though limited to leeches after a reattachment of a severed digit.
Actually it is called a fleam. I think it might be more of a vetinarian one than for human. Usually the human ones had several blades to choose from and were folding.
That Pigeon message capsule looks a lot like a match carrier my dad had. It was used a lot by campers, hunters or fishermen. His is a chrome-plated brass tube. The cap has a rubber gasket to keep it water tite, you unscrew it a few turns and unfold it to get the matches out, then push it back into the frame and screw the tube back down to reseal it. The top has a D-ring so you can tie a string threw it and hang it around your neck. The base reads MARBLE'S GLADSTONE. U.S.A. PAT'D 1900.
I believe the last item is for blood letting. Sharp blades shoot out of the slits when the trigger is pulled. Its lucky the mechanism is broken someone might have gotten a nasty surprise.
when I saw the cleats on the second item, I immediately thought 'carpet stretcher', since you've had other versions on before. Having lived near a town that has a history of whaling (19tj-cemtury 'Moby Dick' era), I immediately recognized the harpoon.
The item is a device used for doing bleeding. It was used during the time when bloodletting was considered medically useful. When you press the lever, blades protrude from the bottom that penetrated through the skin. I have one of these in my antique medical instrument collection which my father had.
That last item is for Protime testing in the past it is bleeding device. The slots hold blades that cut the skin then they watch to see how long it takes to clot.
Only one I got was the harpoon and the last thing is some kind of cutter. All I know is little blades come out the bottom. Can't remember where I've seen it but I used to buy/sell antique and collectables I know I've seen one
Defiantly a scarifier used till the early 18th century by barber surgeons or Medical Doctors to “bleed “ patients who had bad humors . My dad a surgeon had one on show in his office his had blades that quickly came out of the slots causing several small cuts allowing blood to flow until the person conducting the “treatment” deemed that the bad humor had been expelled. It was brass so that it could be boiled and kept relatively clean!
The last thing is a scarifier for bloodletting, you cock it , press it against where you wish to scarify, press the trigger and sharp blades pop out AND LACERATES you, the blades returning to their slots after slicing. then the blood flows...
"It can't be that old". Once again, people understimates how BLOODY long it has been since the lathe was invented (spoiler: the ancient Greek word for "shield-maker" literally means "lathe turner")
The patents run out on them damn wood corkers I'm sure a smart man could get the patent like some of these guys just got the patent for them electrical devices to make your muscles jump and are reselling them now with modern technology make some semi safer. But you can take the corker and rename it a recorker and sell it the fancy wine heads..
How can the narrator have owned or currently owns every single one of these items? In every segment? I mean, I know he was an antiques dealer and had many things cross his deck but come on??? Then he says, " this was patented in 1904 in a small town called Shelbyville in Canada where I live." He could have moved a lot I guess but in one video at the beginning he says Ontario Canada is where he lives then about 4 item later he says he lives in Sweden?
He's still there, but I appreciate you relegating him into the standard 2k era commercial side-slot instead of making him full-screen. He's much less intrusive. I still dislike him. I love your videos!
Your site provides interesting content, but the new AI voice is distracting (and even more irritating than the first voice) making it impossible to sit through the entire clip. Disappointing.
BE VERY CAREFUL!! Your mystery box contains a bunch of spring loaded blades, one for each slot on its' side. Used for blood letting 1 or 2 hundred years ago. If you manage to cock & release that thing without knowing what it is. you could be in for a nasty surprise. The blades move so quickly you wouldn't see them. If they got you, you'd be wanting to make a bee line to the nearest place that could give you a tetanus shot. And maybe some sutures, too.
That was my first thought when I saw it on the previous video! My boyfriend back in the 1980s carried a very similar looking object in his pocket. When we were out on the town, he would take restroom breaks to "powder his nose".
Found it: www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wwi-carrier-war-pigeon-leg-canister-1894752535 www.dearoldblighty.com/en-GB/all-items/ww1-ww2-british-raf-soe-pigeon-message-capsule-/prod_21036 www.antiquesfromtheretreat.com/militaria/austailian-ww2-military-pigeon-message-capsule www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30005311 keepmilitarymuseumblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/carrier-pigeon-message-capsule/ Thanks for watching!
Why I hate AI reason # umpty thousand: "have long been used in World War 1 and World War 2". Weird sense of time there. Also, pronunciation is often strange. I like the subject matter. Hate the narration.
No. Actually it’s a Cocaine container and small spoon for administering the drug (“snorting”). Cocaine was legally available “over the Counter” until Federal Laws were passed in early 1900’s. (🤡🤣😎)
the last object looks like a "scarifier" ( pardon the spelling) it was used in the 17-19th centuries for letting blood, at the time they thought that "bleeding" was a good medical practice.
Yes I thought so too. 👍
I think you're right.
They used it in one of the "Sharps" series, I Believe on Simmerson if memory serves me.
Yes, I am pretty sure it is a scarifier - but I thought it was used for inoculations and was clockwork. Could be wrong, though.
Bingo
That letter opener is brilliant.
Yes; the last item is a scarifier, but no; it’s not used for bloodletting as a treatment to “release bad humors” etc. it’s purpose was actually to reduce bruising and swelling; mainly resulting from blunt trauma injuries and as such they were regarded as an essential item for an army surgeon. 35 years ago I broke my starboard hoof and the Royal Naval Surgeon who initially “treated” the swelling did so by rapidly stabbing it in a dozen places with a disposable lancet; which only goes to show how some practices take a VERY long time to move away from! Bloodletting as a medical treatment to “cure” ailments was performed using a lancet to open a vein and a cup to precisely measure the amount of blood drawn.
Carrier pigeon message capsule - too cool!
That brass object is a medical device for blood letting . I saw one on storage wars . Ha Ha . The one you have is a fancy one.
🟦... I've had one of those plastic letter-opener / postal-scales since '67~'68,...
...Years ago I checked its accuracy against a more complex metal postal scale,...& it was Spot-On!
1:40 How on earth Antiques Roadshow appraisers didn't know that was a carpet stretcher, I have no idea. The first thing I said to myself when it appeared on-screen was "oh, a carpet stretcher."
That thing at the end looks like an eighteen century scarifier, a medical tool for bloodletting.
Absolutely.
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Adjustable depth like test for blood sugar .
AMA was created by blood letters
uh yea, but theres no pricking device, no cup or funnel or tunnels to direct blood flow etc... most bloodletting was very simple and crude... until you get into those that made it a profession. that gets a bit extreame. various tools.
maybe some blades came out the bottom... but thats still a bit overboard.
@@pazsion The blades do in fact come out of the bottom making a series of small incisions. There is some spring-device making it quick and elegant, though most such devices (it is called "en sneppert" in Danish) have only one blade that rotates at the press on a spring lock and opens a vein. Have a look at Bloodletting in Wikipedia.
After seeing all of the other comments about the last item being a scarifier, I remember seeing something like it used as a prop in an episode of "Sharpe", set in the Napoleonic Wars used as a bloodletter.
Because so much of what he tried worked, and he made the effort to teach others what he learned, Galen can be forgiven for not being right about everything that he believed, and it is the fault of subsequent medical practitioners that bloodletting went unchallenged for over 1600 years.
yes, Thats the one I 1st thought of, but also in the Richard O'brian novels, they used sharp knives called "fleams or fleans"?
@@keithskelhorne3993...fleams is the correct spelling
Bloodletting still has a use; though limited to leeches after a reattachment of a severed digit.
@@philgiglio7922And in polycythemia vera.
Actually it is called a fleam. I think it might be more of a vetinarian one than for human. Usually the human ones had several blades to choose from and were folding.
That Pigeon message capsule looks a lot like a match carrier my dad had. It was used a lot by campers, hunters or fishermen. His is a chrome-plated brass tube. The cap has a rubber gasket to keep it water tite, you unscrew it a few turns and unfold it to get the matches out, then push it back into the frame and screw the tube back down to reseal it. The top has a D-ring so you can tie a string threw it and hang it around your neck. The base reads MARBLE'S GLADSTONE. U.S.A. PAT'D 1900.
That's cool information, but match carriers aren't that small. The match sticks would be too long for this particular item.
I have a couple match carriers, but both were made for kitchen matches-lots larger
that last thing was made to quickly make slices into a person flesh back in the day when bleeding was the order of the day from most doctors
This voice-over is better than the last one. Thanks 😊
No it’s not.
@@tammystreasures8766 - Glad we both have the freedom to share our opinions. 😊
The whaling harpoon I knew what it was. YES!
I believe the last item is for blood letting. Sharp blades shoot out of the slits when the trigger is pulled. Its lucky the mechanism is broken someone might have gotten a nasty surprise.
when I saw the cleats on the second item, I immediately thought 'carpet stretcher', since you've had other versions on before. Having lived near a town that has a history of whaling (19tj-cemtury 'Moby Dick' era), I immediately recognized the harpoon.
I've never seen a whaling harpoon before but instantly recognized it.
The item is a device used for doing bleeding. It was used during the time when bloodletting was considered medically useful. When you press the lever, blades protrude from the bottom that penetrated through the skin. I have one of these in my antique medical instrument collection which my father had.
Looks like the container for pencil leads in a set of drafting instruments.
I actually got one today - the harpoon!
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That last item is for Protime testing in the past it is bleeding device. The slots hold blades that cut the skin then they watch to see how long it takes to clot.
They are all pretty cool
That's easy, it's a carrier pigeon message capsule; your mising the prongs that would attach to the pigeons leg.
Only one I got was the harpoon and the last thing is some kind of cutter. All I know is little blades come out the bottom. Can't remember where I've seen it but I used to buy/sell antique and collectables I know I've seen one
Looks like a metal match box I have one just like it. Was for the strike anywhere matches and was water proof
The last item is a Scarifier, A tool used in bloodletting, to see one in use watch Sharp's Eagle
..that's a 'bullet' used to store things in ones backside to avoid detection ^^
The last item is a blood letter they used it back in the day to help make people feel better
Defiantly a scarifier used till the early 18th century by barber surgeons or Medical Doctors to “bleed “ patients who had bad humors . My dad a surgeon had one on show in his office his had blades that quickly came out of the slots causing several small cuts allowing blood to flow until the person conducting the “treatment” deemed that the bad humor had been expelled. It was brass so that it could be boiled and kept relatively clean!
The last thing is a scarifier for bloodletting, you cock it , press it against where you wish to scarify, press the trigger and sharp blades pop out AND LACERATES you, the blades returning to their slots after slicing. then the blood flows...
The design in the center of that Greek orthodox seal appear to be Cyrillic letters.
My guess on the first was a camping match holder or carrier pigeon message holder.
I also thought it to be a match holder
So many people were ready for a bump.. 😂
You press the button in to release the blades on the scarifier.
Last one is a blood letting instrument
I've seen one of those before. I think blades came out of the slots and it is some sort of woodworking tool? A guess based on memory lol.😂
That was my first guess over 20,000 pigeons gave up their lives during the war
Bloodletting tool. Perhaps retractible blades are concealed in the slots.
That last piece just might be a scarcifier probably from the 18th century ( for bleeding the sick??)
Looks like a snakebite kit
If you put the last item on your skin when you figure out how to use the trigger, you find out pretty fast what it's used for 😂.
It is an old bloodletting device. When the trigger is pulled. Sharp blades come out of the slots on the bottom.
The orchid viewer because they had no TV...😊
The first looks like a vintage "coke" case and spoon, l said blushingly.
That spoon looking thing with ears is to make round lead bullets
I've laid a lot of carpet
That tool was used on wood floors in areas hard to reach with a knee kicker that didn't need to be stretched.
How do I submit something to your Channel
Last tool I do believe was a blood letting device
@keithskelhorne3993 is correct it is a bloodletting device.
"It can't be that old". Once again, people understimates how BLOODY long it has been since the lathe was invented (spoiler: the ancient Greek word for "shield-maker" literally means "lathe turner")
The patents run out on them damn wood corkers I'm sure a smart man could get the patent like some of these guys just got the patent for them electrical devices to make your muscles jump and are reselling them now with modern technology make some semi safer. But you can take the corker and rename it a recorker and sell it the fancy wine heads..
bloodletter mystery item
Me three😂.
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looks like a nasty bloodletting device.
How can the narrator have owned or currently owns every single one of these items? In every segment? I mean, I know he was an antiques dealer and had many things cross his deck but come on??? Then he says, " this was patented in 1904 in a small town called Shelbyville in Canada where I live." He could have moved a lot I guess but in one video at the beginning he says Ontario Canada is where he lives then about 4 item later he says he lives in Sweden?
Looks like a cocaine tube with spoon.
He's still there, but I appreciate you relegating him into the standard 2k era commercial side-slot instead of making him full-screen. He's much less intrusive. I still dislike him. I love your videos!
Your site provides interesting content, but the new AI voice is distracting (and even more irritating than the first voice) making it impossible to sit through the entire clip. Disappointing.
BE VERY CAREFUL!! Your mystery box contains a bunch of spring loaded blades, one for each slot on its' side. Used for blood letting 1 or 2 hundred years ago. If you manage to cock & release that thing without knowing what it is. you could be in for a nasty surprise. The blades move so quickly you wouldn't see them. If they got you, you'd be wanting to make a bee line to the nearest place that could give you a tetanus shot. And maybe some sutures, too.
looks to me like a tool for blood letting
It is a scarifier for vaccination.
This is for cocaine right? Even has a bump spoon
Threshold prair clasp , Jewish in sect, religious item. One stuck it on ones door fram with a tinny prair of god on paper within it to bless ones home
It's a coke vial!
First item is granddads coke stash. Pigeons dont need a spoon
That was my first thought when I saw it on the previous video! My boyfriend back in the 1980s carried a very similar looking object in his pocket. When we were out on the town, he would take restroom breaks to "powder his nose".
Found it:
www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wwi-carrier-war-pigeon-leg-canister-1894752535
www.dearoldblighty.com/en-GB/all-items/ww1-ww2-british-raf-soe-pigeon-message-capsule-/prod_21036
www.antiquesfromtheretreat.com/militaria/austailian-ww2-military-pigeon-message-capsule
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30005311
keepmilitarymuseumblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/carrier-pigeon-message-capsule/
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely hate the change in your announcer! The current voice is disgusting! It makes it very hard to partake of a very interesting video channel!
0:26 dang i thought it was a vintage Fentanyl carry case!
Nope. Coke was popular then
@@kirkstinson7316 lol
Why I hate AI reason # umpty thousand: "have long been used in World War 1 and World War 2". Weird sense of time there. Also, pronunciation is often strange. I like the subject matter. Hate the narration.
I hate the AI voice
No. Actually it’s a Cocaine container and small spoon for administering the drug (“snorting”).
Cocaine was legally available “over the Counter” until Federal Laws were passed in early 1900’s. (🤡🤣😎)