Object Details
maker
H. K. Mulford Company
Description
Acquired by the Smithsonian in 1929 from the H. K. Mulford Company, this product was the first anti-venin in the U.S. to be manufactured specifically for use in cases of pit-viper bite. According to literature provided by the company, the product was effective against "the venoms of the rattlesnakes, copperhead and moccasin - snakes of the of the family Crotalidae in North America." The company specified that the dose should be "10 cc administered subcutaneously, as soon as possible after infliction of the bite, but necessarily between 12 and 24 hours."
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of H. K. Mulford Company
date made
ca 1929
ID Number
MG.M-02699
catalog number
M-02699
accession number
107349
Object Name
serum therapy, antivenom
biological
Other Terms
Neartic Crotalidae; Antivenin; Biologicals; Drugs
Measurements
overall: 4 1/2 in x 2 in; 11.43 cm x 5.08 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_716660