General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 STAINLESS STEEL/.2 METAL SLEEVE (NICKEL PLATED?)/.3 GLASS/.4-.5 STAINLESS STEEL/ WOODEN CASE COVERED IN IMITATION LEATHER & LINED WITH BLUE VELVET

Dimensions

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

Length

15.2 cm

Width

10.3 cm

Height

3.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Burroughs

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This type of micrometer syringe used c.1930s-1950s

Canada

Unknown

Function

To deliver identical sample volumes & injection rates

Technical

Micrometer setting permits administration of precise amounts of medication or sample volumes; lock mechanicsm ensures constant volume for repeated testing.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MICROMETER: 'SHARDLOW MICROMETERS LTD./ SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND' & SCALES O-49 DIVIDED BY SINGLE INCREMENTS & 0-25 DIVIDED BY 0.5 INCREMENTS/.2 SLEEVE: 'BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO./ MADE IN ENGLAND' STAMPED ON CASING/.3 SYRINGE: ' 'AGLA' MICROMETER SYRINGE/ BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO./ MADE IN ENGLAND' PRINTED IN RED ON GLASS SYRINGE/.4 '214 B' & 'WB&CO' INCISED ON NEEDLE COLLAR/.5 '214 B' & 'WB&CO' INCISED ON NEEDLE COLLAR/ CASE: ' 'AGLA' BRAND/ MICROMETER SYRINGE/ [HORSE LOGO]/ BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO., LONDON/ (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.)/ Made in England' STENCILLED ON CASE TOP.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 MICROMETER: SCREW LOCK MECHANISM ON END & LOCKING SCREW HAVE BLUED FINISH. MICROMETER HAS BRIGHT SILVER FINISH/.2 DULL NICKEL PLATED (?) FINISH/.3 FROSTED GLASS SYRINGE/ BOX HAS BLACKPEBBLE-TEXTURED COVERING; COBALT-BLUE VELVET LINING

Decoration

N/A