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Metal Point for Brass Syringe, by Weiss, 1844?

Inventory Number 89420


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.89420

Subject
Surgery
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Mrs G.M. Briars. Formerly the property of John Lambourne Phillips (1821-1899), veterinary surgeon, of North Weston and Thame.
Primary inscriptions
'Weiss'
Physical material
Steel
Ebonite?
cork
Object type
Syringe
Dimensions
Height: 128mm Width: 24mm Depth: 22mm Weight: 22g
Inventory No
89420
Accession Number
1957-52

Description

Metal point with ebonite handle. handle is marked with manufacturer's name and has ridged pattern engraved upon it. Metal point is held in piece of cork.