Leeches are an important part of the excellent re-enactments of
smallpox inoculation at the Old Barracks museum in Trenton, New
Jersey http://www.barracks.org/ The Old Barracks was built by the
British army during the French-Indian Wars and used as a hospital by
both the British and American armies at various times during the
American Revolution. You can reach the re-enactors/educators at
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Be sure to tell your audiences about the anticoagulant peptide,
hirudin, that is derived from the medicinal leech. Fascinating piece
of biomedical research!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirudin
Karen
5/17/2012
>The Apothecary Shop at Colonial Williamsburg has been exhibiting and
>discussing the medicinal use of leaches for years.
>
><http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradeapo.cfm>http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradeapo.cfm
>
>Cheers!
>Dave
>
>David Harvey
>Senior Conservator and Museum Consultant
>Los Angeles CA
>
>On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Barbara Hass
><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>It's fun to see what can be found on the web!!!
>
><http://www.leeches.biz/>http://www.leeches.biz/ ---
>a source for real leaches and an interesting article
>
>someone has asked this question in the past -- so not so strange!
>this site has several suggestions
><http://ask.metafilter.com/166255/Please-help-me-makefind-fake-leeches>http://ask.metafilter.com/166255/Please-help-me-makefind-fake-leeches
>
>Cabellas - sports shop has lures for sale
><http://www.cabelas.com/leeches.shtml>http://www.cabelas.com/leeches.shtml
>
> Best wishes, Barbara, retired librarian
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Westwood Leeanne
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>Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 8:48 am
>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] A strange question for the end of the week.....
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>Apologies for cross posting
>
>My colleagues in our education department are planning some sessions
>around the theme of medicine. Does anyone out there have experience
>of using real leaches in their education sessions? Or has anyone
>seen them being used somewhere else?
>
>Can anyone recommend suppliers of realistic fake leaches?
>
>Many thanks
>
>Leeanne Westwood | Museum Curator, Heritage Services
>Valence House Museum | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |
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