Lilly's Iletin Syringe No. 270

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Lilly's Iletin Syringe No. 270
Lilly's Iletin Syringe No. 270

Object Details

maker

Eli Lilly and Company

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Eli Lilly and Company

date made

ca 1940

ID Number

1982.0498.14

catalog number

1982.0498.14

accession number

1982.0498

Object Name

syringe, insulin

Physical Description

cardboard (packaging material)

glass (syringe material)

metal (syringe material)

Measurements

overall: 1 in x 5 in x 1 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 12.7 cm x 4.1275 cm

syringe: 11.2 cm x 1.7 cm; 4 13/32 in x 21/32 in

box: 3.7 cm x 12.5 cm x 2 3/16 in; 1 15/32 in x 4 29/32 in x 5.588 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/ng49ca746ad-8a1c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1425390