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Syringe

Object Name:
Syringe
Object ID:
2004.043.246
Place of Origin:
New York, NY
Date:
circa 1880
Description:
Syringe, dark brown plastic ("hard rubber"). Raised lettering around top: "'ROYAL' BUTLER HARD RUBBER C." In original two-piece paperboard box with directions. Outer box is imprinted, "THE BUTLER HARD RUBBER CO., / No. 82. 'Royal' Hard Rubber 'P' Syringe. / TRADE MARK REGISTERED 1880."
Material:
Plastic
Rubber
Dimensions:
W-1.1 L-3.7 D-0.85 inches
Provenance:
From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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