Object Details
Description
Theobald Smith (1859-1934), an epidemiologist then working at the Bureau of Animal Industry, introduced this type of fermentation tube in 1893.
Ref: Theobald Smith, “Fermentation Tube with Special Reference to Anaerobiosis and Gas Production among Bacteria,” Wilder Quarter Century Book (Ithaca, N.Y., 1893): 187-233.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
ID Number
2017.0184.077.1
accession number
2017.0184
catalog number
2017.0184.077.1
Object Name
tube, smith
public health
Object Type
tubes
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 16.5 cm x 9.3 cm x 4.2 cm; 6 1/2 in x 3 21/32 in x 1 21/32 in
tube: 2 cm; 25/32 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_721652