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Penicillin G in Oil and Wax

Object Details

Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Sharp and Dohme
date made
1948
Credit Line
Gift of Sharp and Dohme, Inc. through Edward Stenzel; Accession 178951 (1948)
Physical Description
penicillin G, 300,000 units/cc (drug active ingredients)
plastic (syringe material)
metal (needle material)
glass (cartridge material)
Measurements
overall: 11 cm x 4 cm x 1.5 cm; 4 11/32 in x 1 9/16 in x 19/32 in
overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 5/8 in; 10.795 cm x 3.81 cm x 1.5875 cm
Object Name
Pencillin G
antibiotic
pharmaceutical
biological
Other Terms
Pencillin G; Antibiotics; Biologicals; Drugs
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