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Syringe

American History Museum

Anti-toxin syringe in open box, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc.
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  • Anti-toxin syringe in open box, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc.
  • Anti-toxin, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc. Syringe out of box
  • Closed box, anti-toxin syringe, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc.
  • Anti-toxin syringes
  • Anti-toxin syringes and Anti-Diphtheritic Serum No. 3, 1500 anti-toxin units/vial
  • Anti-toxin, Parke Davis Serum Syringe, No. 2, 10 cc.

    Object Details

    maker

    Parke, Davis and Company
    Tagliabue, Charles J.

    Description

    Hypodermic syringe with steel case and needle designed by Charles Joseph Tagliabue in New York, and probably produced by the C. J. Tagliabue Mfg. Co. One inscription reads “PARKE DAVIS & CO. / PAT AUG 25 1885.” Another reads “PARKE, DAVIS & CO. / DETROIT, MICH.”
    Ref: Charles J. Tagliabue, “Syringe,” U.S. Patent 325,132 (Aug. 25, 1885).

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland

    date made

    ca 1898

    ID Number

    MG.302606.230

    accession number

    302606

    catalog number

    302606.230

    Object Name

    syringe kit, antitoxin serum

    Physical Description

    metal, steel (syringe material)
    glass (syringe material)
    celluloid (case material)
    wood (case material)
    leather (case material)
    metal (case material)

    Measurements

    overall: 4 cm x 16.2 cm x 5.2 cm x 2.5 cm; 1 9/16 in x 6 3/8 in x 2 1/16 in x 31/32 in

    place made

    United States: Michigan, Detroit

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6da1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1095061

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