Object Details
maker
H. M. Alexander & Co.
Description
An inscription on this item reads “ALEXANDER’S ASEPTIC VACCINATOR / MARIETTA, PENN. / NEW YORK, CHICAGO, OMAHA.” H. M. Alexander (1851-1903) was a graduate of Bucknell University and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School who, having become interested in smallpox, established the Lancaster County Vaccine Farm in Marietta, PA in 1882, and a second facility in Omaha in 1886.
Ref: William F. Burr, “The Marietta Vaccine Farms,” Medical and Surgical Reporter 75 (Oct. 17, 1896): 488-491.
“Dr. H. M. Alexander,” American Journal of Pharmacy 76 (Jan. 1904): 37-38.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of William P. Evans
ID Number
MG.M-07336
catalog number
M-07336
accession number
217731
Object Name
vaccinator
biological
Other Terms
Surgery
Physical Description
steel (overall material)
aluminum (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 cm x 1 cm; 4 5/16 in x 3/8 in
overall: 4 3/8 in x 3/8 in; x 11.1125 cm x .9525 cm
Place Made
United States: Pennsylvania, Marietta
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_726970