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OBJECT TYPE: TEAT/WAX
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0163.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: PURPUL
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.1 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Veterinary medicine
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: MEDICATED DILATORS PREVENT TEATS FROM CLOSING UP BECAUSE OF INFECTION AND THE DILATORS DISTRIBUTE AN EVEN AMOUNT OF MEDICATION INTO TEATS
Technical: THE DILATORS ACT MECHANICALLY TO KEEP THE TEAT OPEN IN A NATURAL SHAPE AND THE SULFATHIAZOLE IN THE DILATOR IS SLOWLY RELEASED IN THE TEAT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .2 PRINT ON ENVELOPPE READS: "MOORE BROS./ ["]PURPUL["] WAX/ TEAT DILATORS FOR/ COWS/ DISTRIBUTED BY/ THE MOOREBROS. CORP. OF ALBANY/ VETERINARY AND DAIRY SPECIALTIES/ ALBANY, N.Y."/.3 ON FRONT AND BACK OF BOX READS: "MOORE BROS./ PURPUL/ [ILLUSTRATION OF A COW]/ WAX/ TEAT DILATORS/ FOR COWS/ DISTRIBUTED BY/ THE MOORE BROS./ ALBANY, N.Y."/ ON BOTH SIDE PANELS: "["]PURPUL["] DILATORS CONTAIN NO/ WIRE OR METAL THAT CAN INJURE/ TENDER MEMBRANES OF TEATS"/ ON TOP TAB READS: "18/ DILATORS/ 18/ NO CURATIVE VALUE CLAIMED/ NO ACTIVE INGREDIENTS"/ ON BOTTOM TAB: "KEEP IN COOL PLACE"
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 PURPLE COLOR/.2 CLEAR WAX PAPER/.3 PURPLE AND BROWN BOX
Decoration: N/A

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