Antique Leech Jars
It’s a perfect day to share my little photo collection of antique medical leech jars. I originally set out on a google image odyssey for the word exsanguination, but it turned out to be very uninteresting.
So I give you these receptacles of a bygone era, used to house the slimy little agents of bloodletting.
I think this one is my favorite:
En Francais!
No frills…
And here’s a lovely vintage leech chart:
Personally, my body does not like being without its blood. Bad things happen.
SheWalksSoftly 
April 17, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Oh, damn I want one!
March 21, 2010 at 10:48 am
Are you still interested in buying an Alcock burgundy leech jar?
April 19, 2009 at 3:02 am
haha, thats funny, when i was looking for weird pics a while ago to photoshop for logos and stuff for my old band i had saved that same leeches jar you said was your favorite 😀
April 20, 2009 at 2:16 am
They look like Urns, which ironically is where a lot of the patients ended up.
April 27, 2009 at 1:21 am
hehe I love the last pink one!
June 12, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Can you tell me anything about the fifth leech jar on this site. It is the light grey crockery-type jar with blue trim. My husband was given one just like this and we’ve never seen another one like it before. Any info that you could give me would be appreciated – like approximate value, when and where it was made, etc, Thank you very much,
August 4, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Hi Are you selling these leech jars?
Lisa
August 5, 2011 at 12:13 am
No, I’m not selling them. They are just images I enjoy (items are not in my possession). So sorry!
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