A very good example of a mid 19thc veterinary fleam mallet made of fruitwood....it has attractive ''incised'' ring turn decoration.....fleam mallets were used by vets to tap the fleam, a hand held blood letting instrument into the sick animals vein....the blood letting it was believed, would aid recovery in certain cases.....the fleam is in excellent condition....if you look at the photographs , you can see the marks on the mallet, made by tapping the hard blade of the fleam this tell us what the mallet was used for.English. C1860-80.Payment can be made by Bank Transfer , all you will need are my Bank Details, which I will send you or off line by Credit / Debit card ,..... e-mail or telephone your card details (long card number, expiry date and three security digits on the reverse of the card) through to me and I will do the rest .Please quote the Internal Reference Number to identify the item you are enquiring about....thank you.Height is 29cm (11.4inches)
Width is 4.4cm (1.7inches)
Depth is 4.4cm (1.7inches)