Syringes with Case

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

The leatherette cover of this syringe case dates it to around 1900, and the plated metal parts of the syringe date it to the same period.  Earlier syringes had wooden components but by the late 1880s, hospitals began sterilizing their instruments, a process which the old wooden parts could not withstand.

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Item typeTools & Equipment
Medical
Datecirca 1900
TopicMedical, Health, Disease
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialAnimal Product; Glass; Metal
Process/FormatGlass; Metalworking
Dimension details; ;
Catalog #1999.15.29
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Syringes with Case. ca. 1900. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-15-29/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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