Cupping glasses, 1913
Item — Box: JHC Oversize Box 2
Scope and Contents
12 cupping glasses ("bankas" in Yiddish) used for medicinal purposes. Tillie Laufer brought the glasses from Moranezia, Poland, to the United States on the Lusitania, which was sunk on its return voyage to Europe during World War I. The glasses were heated with a candle flame to reduce the air pressure inside the glass and applied to the chest of back to draw out illness.
Dates
- Creation: 1913
Creator
- From the Collection: Laufer (Family : Charleston, S.C.) (Family)
Language of Material
From the Collection:
Materials in English, Hebrew, and Polish
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.55 linear feet (3 folders, 1 artifact box)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)