Syringe (10 c.c.)

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Description:

VIM Emerald syringe made by the MacGregor Instrument Co. in Needham, Mass. The firm began making green syringes that would be readily identifiable in 1915. It obtained trademarks on the word VIM in 1918, and on the word EMERALD in 1926.

Maker: MacGregor Instrument Company

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of Howard Kouzel

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2002.0224.19Catalog Number: 2002.0224.19Accession Number: 2002.0224Serial Number: 84704

Object Name: syringe

Measurements: overall: 3.7 cm x 13.7 cm x 4.9 cm; 1 7/16 in x 5 3/8 in x 1 15/16 insyringe: 4 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 12.3825 cm x 3.175 cmbox: 2 in x 5 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 13.6525 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9ef5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1003978

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