Object Details
maker
Eli Lilly and Company
Description
After the connection between insulin and diabetes was announced in 1921, several pharmaceutical firms hastened to bring insulin and related materials to market. One such was the Eli Lilly & Co. of Indianapolis, which adopted the term Iletin for its insulin. This turned wood canister holds a glass ampule made to contain Lilly U-10 Iletin brand insulin. The label refers to patents of Oct. 9, 1923 and Dec. 23, 1924.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Eli Lilly & Company; Accession 111796 (1930)
date made
ca 1930
ID Number
MG.M-02889.03
catalog number
M-02889.03
accession number
111796
Object Name
iletin, insulin, u10
pharmaceutical
biological
insulin
Other Terms
iletin, insulin, u10; Biologicals; Drugs
Physical Description
insulin (drug active ingredients)
glass (container material)
wood (container material)
rubber (container material)
paper (container material)
Measurements
overall: 2 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 2.8575 cm
overall: 6.5 cm x 2.8 cm; 2 9/16 in x 1 3/32 in
place made
United States: Indiana, Indianapolis
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Diabetes
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_716729