Formaldehyde, C. P. - Magnesium Carbonate Added - For Vaccine Test Only - Oct. 1951 - Salk Lab

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From the online exhibition 'Whatever Happened to Polio?'

Object Details

user

Salk, Jonas E.

maker

Fisher Scientific Company

Eimer and Amend

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

date made

October, 1951

ID Number

MG.221419.03

accession number

221419

catalog number

221419.03

Object Name

pharmaceutical

reagent

Physical Description

formaldehyde, c. p. (overall ingredient)

magnesium carbonate (overall ingredient)

glass (container material)

Measurements

overall: 17.1 cm x 7.2 cm; 6 3/4 in x 2 13/16 in

overall: 7 in x 2 7/8 in; x 17.78 cm x 7.3025 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

United States: New York, New York City

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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-02f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1318627