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Description:

Syringe with an “I. R. COMB Co. GOODYEAR 1851” inscription. The India Rubber Comb Co., of New York, was established in 1854, three years after Charles Goodyear obtained a patent for vulcanizing rubber.

Ref: Chas. Truax & Co., Price List of Physicians’ Supplies (Chicago, 1890), p. 496.

Date Made: after 1851

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.314016.227Accession Number: 314016Catalog Number: 314016.227

Object Name: Syringe

Physical Description: black (overall color)rubber, hard (overall material)Measurements: overall: 33 cm x 6.7 cm; 13 in x 2 5/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1496-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1067215

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