Dental anaesthetic syringe, cased with accessories, England, 1885-1900
- maker:
- Parke, Davis and Company Limited and Claudius Ash
Dental anaesthetic syringe, glass and nickel-plated brass, cased, with accessories, by Parke, Davis and Co., London, 1885-1900
Numbing the mouth during dental treatments relieves the patient of pain. This syringe was used with an anaesthetic such as cocaine. The syringe barrel is stamped with the name of the maker and the date it was patented. Parke, Davis and Co., who made this syringe, was well known for producing cocaine-based products in the 1870s.
Details
- Category:
- Dentistry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A621121
- Materials:
- case, leatherette, syirnge, brass (nickel plated) and syringe, glass
- Measurements:
-
depth: 61mm
height: 30mm
weight: 0.13kg
weight: 0.2866lbs
width: 128mm
overall (case open): 15 mm x 128 mm x 120 mm, 0.132 kg
- type:
- anaesthetic syringe