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Syringe In Nickel Plated Case, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 49713


Subject
Medicine
Item type
Object
Provenance
Pres. by Dr. A. H. T. Robb-Smith
Primary inscriptions
PAT D Oct 22 1901
Object type
Syringe
Dimensions
Height: 80mm Width: 43mm Depth: 17mm
Inventory No
49713
Accession Number
1975-17

Description

Nickle-plated case containing a hypodermic syringe and needle to deliver a medical treatment under the skin.The phials contain anaesthetics in tablet form that would be crushed and diluted before being injected.

Patent date Oct 22, 1901