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Ideal Syringe - 1 cc Tuberculin with Blue Plunger

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    Object Details

    maker

    East Rutherford Syringes, Inc.

    Description

    Glass syringe with “Ideal” and “Made in USA.” inscriptions. The text on one end of on the cardboard box reads in part “IDEAL / SYRINGE / 1 C.C. TUBERCULIN / Blue Plunger / EAST RUTHERFORD SYRINGE.” The East Rutherford Syringe Co. introduced the term “IDEAL” in 1920 and filed for a trademark in 1947.
    Ref: Samuel Kolodny, Nicholas Micci, and Nicholas Krueger, “Method of Manufacturing Glass Syringes with Interchangeable Pistons and Barrels,” U.S. Patent 2,641,093 (June 9, 1953), assigned to East Rutherford Syringes, Inc.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    ID Number

    1978.0883.141

    accession number

    1978.0883

    catalog number

    1978.0883.141

    Object Name

    syringe, tuberculin

    Other Terms

    Syringe; Hypodermic

    Physical Description

    glass (plunger; barrel; tip, force material)

    Measurements

    box: 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 5 in; 1.905 cm x 3.81 cm x 12.7 cm
    syringe: 1/2 in x 4 3/8 in x 5/8 in; 1.27 cm x 11.1125 cm x 1.5875 cm

    place made

    United States: New Jersey, East Rutherford

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-9718-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_730856

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