Set, Injection

Object Name:

Set, Injection

Object ID:

1993.039.13.04

Creator:

Eli Lilly & Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Indianapolis, IN

Date:

1918

Description:

Injection set, Lilly Aseptic, in flannel cover. Metal case contains syringe, needles, and tubes containing tablets. (NHMS 33).
1. Cover. Maroon felt. Snap closure. Open: 5.8" long, 4" wide.
2. Case, metal. Ridged. Built-in clamps. Engraved on top, "Lilly / ASEPTIC". Stamped on bottom, "PAT. 10-12-15".
3. Syringe, glass. Stamped "B-D YALE 52280 / B-D Resistance Glass / Becton-Dickinson & Co." Tubes marked in cc increments. Band around glass stamped "Patent Pending". 3" long.
4. Needle, metal. Stamped "B-D / LEUR-LOK / PAT.NO.1793068". With interior cleaning wire. 1.6" long. (no number applied)
5. Needle, metal. Stamped "B-D / LEUR-LOK / PAT.NO.1793068". With interior cleaning wire. 1.4" long. (no number applied)
6. Needle, metal. Stamped "20". 2.3" long.
7. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / STROPHANTHIN /1/100 Grain 3087-893981 / (0.00065 Gm.) / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 217". 3.1" long.
8. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / PILOCARPINE HYDROCHLORIDE / 1/10 Grain 18121 / 806957 / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 180". 3" long.
9. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / STRYCHNINE SULPHATE / 1/60 Grain / (0.0011 Gm.) 2067-891485 / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY,
INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 234". 3.1" long.
10. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / STRYCHNINE NITRATE / 1/40 Grain 08096806959 / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS,
U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 224". 3.1" long.
11. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains nine glass tubes with iodine, cork cover. Label, "10 Lilly's / IODINE TUBES / Break off both end and apply / by touching to skin 27180306910 / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A.". 3.2" long.
12. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / DIGITALIN
COMPOUND / 23248794493 / (contents of compound ) / Eli Lilly AND
COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 71". 3" long.
13. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / DIGITALIN / 1/100 Grain 7191-894484 / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 62". 3.1" long.
14. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE / 1/400 Grain 08097-806961 / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 197". 3" long.
15. Tube, glass, with contents. Glass tinted yellow. Contains tablets. Closed with cotton and cork. Label reads, "20 soluble Hypodermic Tablets / ACONITINE
CRYSTALS / 1/200 Grain 06206-806955 / Eli Lilly AND COMPANY,
INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. / POISON / NO. 1". 3.1" long.

Material:

Metal
Glass
Wood
Felt
Cork
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-0.625 W-3.2 L-3.875 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, Pills, Syringes, Hypodermic, Needles, Hypodermic