Smallpox Specimen Collection Kit - Matieres Biologiques Perissables - Dangereux

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Donald A. Henderson, M.D. M.P.H.

date made

1965-1978

patent date (for leakproof bottled liquid mailable container)

1965-08-03

ID Number

1985.0768.05

catalog number

1985.0768.05

accession number

1985.0768

patent number

3,198,374

Object Name

smallpox specimen collection kit

Other Terms

Vials, Batch of; Containers

Physical Description

metal (overall, container material)

paper (overall, container material)

plastic (overall, vials material)

Measurements

overall, metal container: 8.5 cm x 4.5 cm; 3 11/32 in x 1 25/32 in

overall, plastic container: 7.5 cm x 3.5 cm; 2 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in

overall, paper container: 9.7 cm x 5.9 cm; 3 13/16 in x 2 5/16 in

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Antibody Initiative: Smallpox

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-46c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_722806