Syringe
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1880–1899
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0916.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- B
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Clear glass plunger has white [cotton ?] string wrapped around head.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.0 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 1.5 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Possibly late 19th 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
-
Unknown - Technical
-
String wrapped around plunger head strengthens drive, and helps seal head and prevent fluid loss. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "B" cast in raised print on plunger head and shaft end.
- Missing
- Plunger is complete: broken rim of .1 casing is retained on plunger shaft.
- Finish
- Clear glass plunger has white [cotton ?] string wrapped around head.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Syringe, circa 1880–1899, Artifact no. 2002.0916, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0916.002/
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