Object Details
patentee
Wyman, G. R.
maker
Seabury & Johnson
Description
Seabury's Sanitary Pocket Cuspidor, Absolutely Waterproof and Burnable, “As devised by Major D. M. Appel, Surgeon, U.S. Army” and “Patented by G. R. Wyman, U.S.A. / Pat. No. 621,732.” George Seabury was a founding partner of Seabury & Johnson, a firm of pharmaceutical chemists established in New York in 1873. Daniel M. Appel (1854-1914) was an Army surgeon who focused his care on soldiers with consumption (aka tuberculosis).
Ref: George W. Wyman, “Merchandise Sample-Case,” U.S. Patent 621,732 (March 21, 1899).
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1990.0291.07
catalog number
1990.0291.07
accession number
1990.0291
patent number
621,732
Object Name
sputum cup
Physical Description
cardboard (overall material)
cotton (overall material)
metal (overall material)
orange (overall color)
black (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 8.3 cm x 8.7 cm x 1.5 cm; 3 1/4 in x 3 7/16 in x 9/16 in
overall: 5/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 8.89 cm x 8.5725 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
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The Antibody Initiative
Antibody Initiative: Tuberculosis
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1067869