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Maker:
Meinecke and Company  Search this
Physical Description:
cardboard (container material)
glass (part: syringe material)
silver (part: pencil material)
metal (part: holder material)
Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 8.255 cm x 3.81 cm
overall: 8.3 cm x 3.4 cm x 2 13/32 in; 3 9/32 in x 1 11/32 in x 6.096 cm
part: syringe: 7.5 cm x 1.6 cm; 2 15/16 in x 5/8 in
part: pencil: 6.7 cm x .4 cm; 2 5/8 in x 5/32 in
Object Name:
syringe
midwife's kit
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Description:
Black and gray box containing a 2 cc. glass syringe with a red scale (25 minims/ 1.5 cc) and a sterling pencil. The syringe is part of a midwife's kit from Buffalo, NY, about 1920.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Medicine  Search this
Women's Health  Search this
Surgical instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift from Joseph Badlotto in memory of Rosa Bonfante and her daughter Mary Bonfante Chirchirillo Badlotto
ID Number:
2012.0128.07
Accession number:
2012.0128
Catalog number:
2012.0128.07
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Midwife Kit
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7e01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1422641