Old advertising box containing individual "Le Jenner" vaccination lancets, metal instruments used for scarification during vaccination campaigns. This type of medical object, now obsolete, testifies to early 20th-century health practices, at a time when metal pen manufacturers adapted their expertise to produce specialized medical tools. The typography, lithographed colors, and the presence of Doctor Mareschal's name reinforce the highly evocative character of this small pharmaceutical box. These medical lancets can also be used today for scrapbooking or linocutting.
✦ Origin: France - Blanzy-Conté-Gilbert ✦ Estimated Period: Circa 1900-1920 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 5 x 3.5 x 2 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed cardboard and metal ✦ Contents: approx. 75 "Le Jenner" metal vaccination lancets ✦ Condition: Good general condition with slight signs of age, contents well preserved with some traces of oxidation.
A beautiful item for a medical curiosities cabinet or an antique pharmaceutical collection, particularly decorative with its typical Belle Époque medical supplies graphics.
