US Army, Testing Kit, Impregnite-In Clothing, M1
US Army, Testing Kit, Impregnite-In Clothing, M1
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- Description
- Test kit devised Edward Joseph Schantz, a biochemist who studied neurotoxins at the Army Biological Warfare Laboratories at Fort Detrick, Md., and then at the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
- Ref:Edward J. Schantz, “Testing Kit for Impregnite in Clothing,” U.S. Patent 2,819,153 (January 7, 1958), assigned to the United States of America.
- “Shellfish Poison is Traced to Diet,” New York Times (April 8, 1960), p. 34.
- “Edward J. Schantz, 96, Pioneering Researcher of Toxins, Including Botox,” New York Times (May 4, 2005), p. C16.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- test kit
- test kit, effectiveness of protective clothing against chemical agents
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- canvas (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15.2 cm x 5.1 cm x 11.5 cm; 5 31/32 in x 2 in x 4 17/32 in
- ID Number
- 1995.0190.06
- accession number
- 1995.0190
- catalog number
- 1995.0190.06
- Credit Line
- Gift of Edward J. Schantz
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- Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
- The Antibody Initiative
- Health & Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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