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Syringe

Object Details

Description
Steel syringe with an inscription that reads, in part: “NOVOCOL / BROOKLYN / PAT. APPLI. . .”
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Novocol Chemical Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Credit Line
W. Harry Archer, D.D.S.
Physical Description
metal, steel (barrel, fenestrated material)
metal, steel (handle, finger rest material)
metal, steel (plunger, thumb rest material)
metal, steel (tip, screw material)
Measurements
overall: 5 in x 1 7/8 in x 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 4.7625 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name
Syringe
Other Terms
Syringe; Hypodermic
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