Maker:

George Tiemann and Company  Search this

Tiemann, George  Search this

Physical Description:

metal, steel (plunger material)

metal, steel (tip, screw material)

glass (barrel, fenestrated material)

metal, steel (needle material)

metal, steel (barrel, fenestrated material)

Measurements:

overall: 1 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 9.525 cm x 3.4925 cm

Object Name:

Syringe Kit

syringe kit

Other Terms:

Syringe Kit; Hypodermic

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

after 1886

Description:

Hypodermic syringe with steel frame, screw piston, and needle, and glass barrel. The “G. TIEMANN & CO. / MANUFACTURERS / OF / SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS / 107 PARK ROW, N.Y.” inscription in the lid of the case indicates a date on or after 1886.

Ref: G. Tiemann & Co., The American Armamentarium Chirugicum (New York, 1879), p. 71.

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

ID Number:

MG.M-06584

Catalog number:

M-06584

Accession number:

197642

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-9610-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_730827