Set, Syringe

Object Name:

Set, Syringe

Object ID:

1993.039.13.03

Creator:

Becton-Dickinson -- Manufacturer

Date:

1934-1940

Description:

Syringe kit, Becton-Dickinson. Needle case holder with syringes and needles. Four metal tubes with rubber caps, which hold syringes and needles, and two glass tubes with rubber caps which hold needles. (NHMS 34)
1. Case. Black leather. Snap closures, marked "B-D". Location information stamped inside case, gold, "RUBBER CAP HERE - NON-STERILE", and "RUBBER CAP HERE - STERILE".
2. Tube, metal, with rubber cap. Cap stamped "B-D". Empty. 6.1" long.
3. Tube, metal, with rubber cap. Cap stamped "B-D". Contains glass syringe (.6). 6.1" long.
4. Tube, metal, with rubber cap. Cap stamped "B-D". Contains glass syringe with needle (.7). 6.1" long.
5. Tube, metal, with rubber cap. Cap stamped "B-D". Contents undetermined.
6. Syringe. Etched glass with glass plunger. Metal tip. "B-D YALE 3600Y / LUER-LOK / BECTON-DICKINSON & CO". Graduated syringe, marked in cc's. 3.8" long.
7. Syringe. Etched glass with glass plunger. Metal tip and needle. "B-D YALE / LUER-LOK / BECTON-DICKINSON & CO / 5958Y". Graduated syringe, marked in cc's. 4.1" long.
8. Glass tube with rubber caps. Stamped "B-D" at either end, held in place with wire. Needle in glass. Needle stamped "B-D 26" and "YALE / RUSTLESS / LUER-LOK / PAT.No.1793068". 2.8" long.
9. Glass tube with rubber caps. Stamped "B-D" at either end, held in place with wire. Needle in glass. Needle stamped "B-D 26" and "YALE / RUSTLESS / LUER-LOK / PAT.No.1793068". 2.8" long.

Material:

Metal
Glass
Composition
Leather
Rubber

Dimensions:

H-1.25 W-5.1 L-6.8 inches

Provenance:

From the object collection of the New Hampshire Medical Society, including medicine bottles, doctor's kits, and other medical equipment used in New Hampshire, 18th through 20th century.

Credit Line:

Gift of New Hampshire Medical Society

Subjects:

Medical equipment & supplies, Syringes, Hypodermic