Gastric Drip Apparatus
Gastric Drip Apparatus
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- Description
- An inscription in the lid of the case reads “AMPHOJEL / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / CONTINUOUS GASTRIC / DRIP APPARATUS / JOHN WYETH & BROTHER / INCORPORATED / Philadelphia, Pa. Walkerville, Ont.” John Wyeth & Brother introduced Amphojel to commerce in 1936, and applied for a trademark on the term in 1939.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Gastric Drip Apparatus
- apparatus, gastric drip
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Physical Description
- rubber (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall as stored: 3 1/2 in x 5 in x 12 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 12.7 cm x 31.75 cm
- ID Number
- MG.312142.095
- catalog number
- 312142.095
- accession number
- 312142
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ferris State College, School of Pharmacy
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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