Civil War Era Bleeder - Inventory Number: MED 179 Device for "Blood-letting" or cupping. Designed to remove impurities and infections. This device with three blades. The outer sleeve is brass the blades are steel. As a medical therapy, bleeding or bloodletting endured for approximately 2,500 years. It was only abandoned at the beginning of the 19th century. Some chipping to blades. Inventory Number: MED 179