Case, syringe

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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied/hinged lid
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0923.005

MANUFACTURER: Kny-Scheerer
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wooden case covered with black coated paper; bright red silk (?) lining in lid bears gold-coloured Kny-Scheerer trademark stamped motif; dark red flocked fabric (velvet ?) lining in lower portion of case; metal hinges and closure; ivory-colour synthetic nameplate fixed to exterior of lid.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 17.4 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Kny Scheerer
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Probably used in early 20th c.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: To contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Kny-Scheerer trademark of serpent wound in S-form around septre, surmounted by crown stamped on lid lining. Ivory-coloured plate fixed to lid exterior marked "INGRAM & BELL, Limited/ PHYSICIANS SUPPLIES/ TORONTO CANADA". UHN catalogue no. "971.2.8 a" printed by hand in red ink on case back.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Wooden case covered with black coated paper; bright red silk (?) lining in lid bears gold-coloured Kny-Scheerer trademark stamped motif; dark red flocked fabric (velvet ?) lining in lower portion of case; metal hinges and closure; ivory-colour synthetic nameplate fixed to exterior of lid.
Decoration: Kny-Scheerer trademark of serpent wound in S-form around septre, surmounted by crown stamped on lid lining.

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Kny-Scheerer, Case, syringe, circa 1910, Artifact no. 2002.0923, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0923.005/

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