Rush, Benjamin


Lancet, c.1790

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00283
Location
Shelf 25

A brass medical instrument believed to have been used by Benjamin Rush to bleed his patients for medical treatments.

Format

Silver Benjamin Rush Commemorative Medal, c.1970

Artifact/Collection Number
AC 00064
Location
Shelf 3 (housed with AC 00058-00063, AC 00065-00071, AC 00073-00083, AC 00088, AC 00507, AC 00590, AC 00607, AC 00735, AC 00887)

Sterling silver medal featuring Benjamin Rush, name, and dates on obverse, and image of Rush at his desk with inscription on reverse, issued by Abbott Laboratories.