Lilly Iletin Syringe

Description:

This metal case contains two metal needles, and a graduated glass syringe with an inscription that reads in part “Lilly / ILETIN SYRINGE.” Iletin was the Eli Lilly & Co. trade name for insulin. The inscription on the case reads “Lilly / ASEPTIC.”

Date Made: ca 1930

Maker: Eli Lilly and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Indiana, Indianapolis

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Credit Line: Gift of Eli Lilly & Company; Accession 111796 (1930)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-02888Catalog Number: M-02888Accession Number: 111796

Object Name: syringe kitsyringe kit, insulinOther Terms: syringe kit; Hypodermic

Physical Description: glass (plunger material)glass (barrel material)glass (tip, force material)metal (handle, finger rest material)metal (needles(2) material)metal (tip, screw material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 7.9375 cm x 3.175 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-960c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_730823

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