Object Details
maker
Sharp and Dohme
Description
This object was part of an exhibit on the manufacture and use of biological vaccines for the treatment of smallpox, respiratory infections, influenza, measles, and scarlet fever. Under the direction of the Smithsonian’s curator of medicine, the pharmaceutical company, Sharp & Dohme, designed and produced the exhibit which was installed at the Smithsonian in September 1947. The company became a major U.S. producer of biological products including many vaccines, serums, and antitoxins, after acquiring H. K. Mulford & Company in 1929. The Mulford Company was a pioneer in the commercial development of biologicals in the United States beginning with the production of a diphtheria antitoxin in the mid-1890s.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Sharp & Dohme, Inc.
date made
ca 1947
ID Number
MG.177206.06
catalog number
177206.06
accession number
177206
Object Name
vaccine, streptococcus
biological
Other Terms
Scarlet Fever Streptococcus; Toxins; Biologicals; Drugs
Measurements
overall: 1 3/8 in x 5/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 1.5875 cm
place made
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_716899