Figure 42.(top)—Hand-forged fleam with hand-carved wooden case, 17th and 18th century, Swiss or Tyrolean. (NMHT 233570 [M-9666]; SI photo 59139-E.)
Figure 43.(bottom)—Fleam made by E. Dalman, London. Note unusual curved shape to blade. (From the original in the Wellcome Museum by courtesy of the Trustees, photo L. 1346.)
Figure 44.—Silver spring lancet in case. Case is lined with white silk and rose plush and has a gold leaf border. (NMHT 321687.02; SI photo 76-7752.)
Figure 45.—Unusual spring lancet with extra blade, engraved “M.A. Prizzi,” 18th century. (NMHT 320033.06; SI photo 76-7763.)