Category: Pre 19th Century Instruments Misc. Diagnostic
Estimated Date: 1650
Name: Uroscopy Flask
Manufacturer: unknown

Description: 3.5“high x 4.5” wide clear glass flask with 1.5” lipped neck and a very deep pontil mark on the base protruding into the flask. It sits in a woven basket and on a bed of cotton that has been added for protection. Although a person could not urinate directly into this flask, it is likely a urinal was used and the urine poured into the flask for observation. Few of these have survived but this one was authenticated by Elizabeth Bennion, a world renowned authority on medical antiques.

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