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medical equipment

Object Name2 Syringes

Made FromGlass, cotton, rubber

Dateabout 1850-1900

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueblown

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number69.4.202

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, rubber string; blown. (A) Male syringe, long cylinder pointed at one end with glass rod insert; one end of rod wrapped with cotton (?) thread to make it fit tightly; oval red paper label on tube printed "MANUFACTURED/P.J./McELROY/ EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS"; (B) cylindrical shape, with one end having a collared opening and the other end narrowing to a constricted portion; opening to a bulb and narrowing to a tip with a hole in it. Separate inner rod has rubber gasket inside is wrapped with string for a tight fit. Partial paper label on side is illegible.
Provenance

Source Harold J. Hayes