Set, Sample Collecting

Object Name:

Set, Sample Collecting

Object ID:

1993.039.18.31

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire

Description:

Kit, tuberculosis sample for mailing. Cardboard mailing tube with six items, for tuberculosis mailing samples.
1. Mailing tube with metal screw cap. Printed paper label, black on white: "TO / New
Hampshire / Laboratory of Hygiene ...". Bottom stamped "IMPROVED MAILING
CASE CO / MAKERS / NEW YORK".
A. Tube. Round.Cardboard. 4" high, 1.6" diameter.
B. Cap. Metal. 0.4" high, 1.6" diameter.
2. Cotton ball. Inside mailing tube, at base.
3. Plaster adhesive, in metal container w/ lid. Green and red container. Printed on
lid, "ZINC OXIDE / B&B / 1/4 INCH ...". 1" high, 1" diameter.
4. Glass vial with cork. Amber glass. 1.25" high, 0.25" diameter.
5. Medicine bottle. Clear glass. Rectangular cross-section, rounded corners. Flared lip.
Machine-made. Embossed "SULTAN / DRUG CO / ST LOUIS".
2" high, 0.5" wide, 0.9" long.
6. Instruction sheet, green paper. Black on green, "5830 / NEW HAMPSHIRE / STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH / LABORATORY OF HYGIENE ...". 5.5" high, 4.75" wide.
7. Form. Paper, black on white. "TUBERCULOSIS SEND MORNING SPECIMEN ..."
3" high, 5" wide.

Material:

Metal
Paper
Glass
Cotton
Cardboard

Dimensions:

H-4 Dia-1.625 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, Tuberculosis, Testing, Samples