Object Details
maker
Faichney Instrument Corporation
Description
Hypodermic needle in a cardboard box with a “FAICHNEY / INSULIN NEEDLE” inscription. The Faichney Instrument Co. was formed in 1888 and began by manufacturing mercury-in-glass thermometers. This needle was made after the discovery of insulin in 1921.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
The Fournet Drugstore Collection
date made
ca 1930s
ID Number
1985.0475.809
catalog number
1985.0475.809
accession number
1985.0475
Object Name
needle
needle, insulin
syringe
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
steel (needle material)
Measurements
overall: 5 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.8 cm; 1 31/32 in x 31/32 in x 23/32 in
box: 1 in x 2 in x 3/8 in; 2.54 cm x 5.08 cm x .9525 cm
needle, bagged: 1 5/8 in x 1 in x 1/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 2.54 cm x .635 cm
place made
United States: New York, Watertown
associated place
United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
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Diabetes
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_335447