Undine Flask

Description:

The undine flask is a spherical or pear-shaped vessel that serves as an ophthalmic irrigation device. It was used to trickle a cleansing liquid over the conjunctival surface while controlling the flow with the thumb or finger over the filling hole.

Date Made: ca 1931

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of Glasco Products Company.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-03051Catalog Number: M-03051Accession Number: 115958

Object Name: Flask, Undine

Physical Description: glass, ?, transparent (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2 3/4 in x 3 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.985 cm x 8.5725 cm x 4.7625 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-77c4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_729022

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