Dr. John F. Enders Test Tube Rolling Drum for Poliovirus Production

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From the online exhibition 'Whatever Happened to Polio?'
From the online exhibition 'Whatever Happened to Polio?'

Object Details

Description (Brief)

Round solid wood cylinder with four concentric rings of drilled holes to hold test tubes. Used by Dr. Enders to roll test tubes containing tissue cultures of the polio viruses.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

date made

1940s

ID Number

MG.221419.01

catalog number

221419.01

accession number

221419

Object Name

test tube rolling drum

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 13.7 cm x 35.7 cm; 5 13/32 in x 14 1/16 in

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Antibody Initiative: Polio

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-02f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1318628