Syringe
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- Description
- 5 c.c. glass and steel syringe with a “BOSTON INST. MFG. CO.” inscription on the plunger, and “MADE IN USA” on the tube. That on the red cardboard box reads “JK RECORD SYRINGE With LUER tip / MADE IN U.S.A.” This is an American copy of the “Rekordspritze” introduced in 1906 by the Berlin instrument maker, Dewitt & Herz. The Luer tip enables a needle to be twisted and locked into place, thereby providing a secure connection.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- syringe, hypodermic
- public health
- user
- City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- metal, steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 cm; 3 5/32 in
- ID Number
- 2017.0184.052
- accession number
- 2017.0184
- catalog number
- 2017.0184.052
- Credit Line
- Gift of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- The Antibody Initiative
- Health & Medicine
- Antibody Initiative: New York City Public Health Collections
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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