Syringe

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Description:

Steel and glass syringe with a “PAT. APL. FOR.” inscription on the finger bar. This was probably used for dental anesthesia.

Date Made: 1899

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: W. Harry Archer, D. D. S.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-07001Catalog Number: M-07001Accession Number: 216553

Object Name: SyringesyringeOther Terms: Syringe; Hypodermic

Physical Description: glass (barrel, fenestrated material)metal, (barrel, fenestrated material)metal, (handle, finger rest material)metal, (plunger material)metal, (tip, screw material)Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.27 cm x 6.985 cm x 3.175 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8219-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_730867

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