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Sutures

Object Details

Description
Inscriptions on the glass vial read in part “LOX / DAVIS & GECK, INC. / BROOKLYN, N.Y., U.S.A. / Black.”
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
purchasing agent/middleman
Borowick, G. N.
maker
Davis & Geck, Inc.
Credit Line
from The Harriman Jones Medical Clinic, Long Beach CA
Physical Description
black (overall color)
glass (vial material)
silk (overall material)
twisted (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall - vial: 2 7/8 in x 3/8 in; x 7.3025 cm x .9525 cm
Object Name
Sutures
Other Terms
Sutures; Surgery; Medicine
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