Figure 59.—Paré’s scarificator, 16th century. (From The Workes of that Famous Chirurgeon, Ambrose Parey, translated by Thomas Johnson, London, 1649. Photo courtesy of NLM.)

Figure 60.—Square scarificator, engraved “J.T./Wien,” late 18th-early 19th century. Vienna was an early center for the making of scarificators. (NMHT 218383 [M-9257]; SI photo 73-4212.)

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Figure 61.—An early illustration of the scarificator. Also pictured are a fleam for making scarifications, the pattern of scarifications, a metal cup, and a leech. (From Laurence Heister, A General System of Surgery, 7th edition, London, 1759. SI photo 73-4182.)

Figure 62.—Square scarificator taken apart.
(NMHT 152130 [M-4771]; SI photo 76-9113.)