Embossed Rexall Store Pharmacy Leech Bowl Funeral Fan Comes on a new sterling

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The horn was pressed between iron plates and treated in water and oil baths to produce flat sheets

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There are a couple of small imperfections under the rim that happened in the glass making process

Embossed Rexall Store Pharmacy Leech Bowl Funeral Fan Comes on a new sterlingIn the 19th century, it was commonly believed that removing a patient's blood would prevent illness and cure disease and leeches were the tool of choice! Medicinal bloodletting dates back to the days of Ancient Egypt around 3100 BC where leeches were used to treat a variety of conditions including fever, gout and various inflammatory diseases. Why leeches you ask? These tiny worm like bloodsuckers secrete an anticoagulant called hirudin, which thins