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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_730856