A Victorian Leech Jar containing a selection of false teeth.

A Victorian Leech Jar containing a selection of false teeth.
£250.00

This unusual item will certainly get your visitors talking. A Victorian leech jar on a brass stand containing a stack of dentures. Physicians of the period often prescribed dozens of leeches to treat what ailed a patient. Someone with suspected pneumonia, for example, might have up to 80 leeches each treatment session applied across the chest. For gastritis therapy, as many as 20 to 40 leeches could be prescribed. A very unusual addition to your odditiy collection.