Culture Media Tube: Glycerin Agar No. 5

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Glycerin Agar, No. 5

Description:

Glass test tube with paper label and cotton wool stopper. Dried culture media in tube. Paper label has lines for recording "Name" and "Date". The tube is one of 50 tubes in the Parke, Davis & Company Culture Media Set (MG.142336.01).

Date Made: 1898

Maker: Parke, Davis and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Michigan, Detroit

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Credit Line: Gift of Parke, Davis & Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.142336.02Catalog Number: 142336.02Accession Number: 33542

Object Name: Culture Media, Glycerin Agarbiologicalculture media, glycerin agarOther Terms: Culture Media, Glycerin Agar; Biologicals; Drugs

Physical Description: glass (overall material)paper (overall material)cotton wool (overall material)glycerin agar (contents material)Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 7/8 in; 9.2075 cm x 2.2225 cmoverall: 9 cm x 2.2 cm; 3 17/32 in x 7/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-81bd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_719547

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