Syringe

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Anti-toxin syringe in open box, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc.
Anti-toxin, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc. Syringe out of box
Closed box, anti-toxin syringe, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc.
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Anti-toxin, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc.
Description:

Hypodermic syringe with steel case and needle designed by Charles Joseph Tagliabue in New York, and probably produced by the C. J. Tagliabue Mfg. Co. One inscription reads “PARKE DAVIS & CO. / PAT AUG 25 1885.” Another reads “PARKE, DAVIS & CO. / DETROIT, MICH.”

Ref: Charles J. Tagliabue, “Syringe,” U.S. Patent 325,132 (Aug. 25, 1885).

Date Made: ca 1898

Maker: Parke, Davis and CompanyTagliabue, Charles J.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Michigan, Detroit

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, The Antibody Initiative, Antibody Initiative: Infectious Disease, Allergy, and Immunotherapy Collections

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Credit Line: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.302606.230Accession Number: 302606Catalog Number: 302606.230

Object Name: syringe kit, antitoxin serum

Physical Description: metal, steel (syringe material)glass (syringe material)celluloid (case material)wood (case material)leather (case material)metal (case material)Measurements: overall: 4 cm x 16.2 cm x 5.2 cm x 2.5 cm; 1 9/16 in x 6 3/8 in x 2 1/16 in x 31/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6da1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1095061

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