<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Scarificator</dc:title><dc:creator>George Tiemann and Company</dc:creator><dc:date>ca. mid 19th century</dc:date><dc:description>A brass 12 blade scarificator housed in a leather covered box.  The blades and trigger/spring mechanism are made of steel.  Noted on an accompanying label, this device was patented by the George Tiemann Company on August 20th, 1846.</dc:description><dc:format>still image</dc:format></oai_dc:dc>