Object Details
maker
Johnson and Johnson
Description
An inscription on the cardboard package reads in part “DR. WOOD’S / VACCINATION SHIELD” and “Manufactured by Johnson & Johnson / NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., U.S.A.” Johnson & Johnson was established in 1886, and offering vaccination of shields of this sort by 1902.
Ref: Fuller & Fuller Co., Drugs, Chemicals, Oils (Chicago, 1906-1907), p. 376.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Miss E. P. Custis
date made
ca 1902 - 1911
ID Number
MG.M-06942.01
catalog number
M-06942.01
accession number
214851
catalog number
214851.50 DUP 1
Object Name
vaccination shield
biological
Physical Description
celluloid (shield material)
fabric (shield material)
paper (packaging material)
Measurements
overall: 1/2 in x 4 3/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 1.27 cm x 11.1125 cm x 6.985 cm
place made
United States: New Jersey, New Brunswick
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1413872