medical equipment
Object Name2 Syringes
Made FromGlass, cotton, rubber
Dateabout 1850-1900
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number69.4.203
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown. (A) Cylindrical tube rounded at one end with five holes evenly spaced; other end has a collared opening; remains of oval paper label on side with "BY/...OY/...GE, MASS". Separate inner rod has rubber gasket inside and out and is wrapped with string for tight fit; (B) female syringe, long cylinder rounded at one end with four small holes; glass rod insert wrapped with cotton (?) thread to make a tight fit at inner end.Provenance
Source
Harold J. Hayes
206 BCE-220 CE
about 1965-1966
