Lilly Iletin Syringe

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Lilly Iletin Syringe
Lilly Iletin Syringe

Object Details

maker

Eli Lilly and Company

Description

This metal case contains two metal needles, and a graduated glass syringe with an inscription that reads in part “Lilly / ILETIN SYRINGE.” Iletin was the Eli Lilly & Co. trade name for insulin. The inscription on the case reads “Lilly / ASEPTIC.”

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Eli Lilly & Company; Accession 111796 (1930)

date made

ca 1930

ID Number

MG.M-02888

catalog number

M-02888

accession number

111796

Object Name

syringe kit

syringe kit, insulin

Other Terms

syringe kit; Hypodermic

Physical Description

glass (plunger material)

glass (barrel material)

glass (tip, force material)

metal (handle, finger rest material)

metal (needles(2) material)

metal (tip, screw material)

Measurements

overall: 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 7.9375 cm x 3.175 cm

place made

United States: Indiana, Indianapolis

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Diabetes

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-960c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_730823