Glass syringe with “Ideal” and “Made in USA.” inscriptions. The text on one end of on the cardboard box reads in part “IDEAL / SYRINGE / 1 C.C. TUBERCULIN / Blue Plunger / EAST RUTHERFORD SYRINGE.” The East Rutherford Syringe Co. introduced the term “IDEAL” in 1920 and filed for a trademark in 1947.
Ref: Samuel Kolodny, Nicholas Micci, and Nicholas Krueger, “Method of Manufacturing Glass Syringes with Interchangeable Pistons and Barrels,” U.S. Patent 2,641,093 (June 9, 1953), assigned to East Rutherford Syringes, Inc.