Hypodermic syringe

Made:
1875-1910 in Philadelphia
maker:
Weiss, John

Hypodermic syringe, glass and silver, plated brass, cased, by Weiss, London, 1875-1910. Case contains syringe tubes, morphine sulphate and tablets.

Parts

phial; controlled drug; morphine

phial; controlled drug; morphine

Glass vial with cork stopper containing approximately 20 tabloid hypodermic tablets consisting of 1/6 grain of morphine sulphate and 1/4 grain of sodium sulphate. Morphine is a powerful analgesic and narcotic but it also has central stimulant Sodium sulphate is a saline purgative but also used as a diuretic and also as a lymphagogue when applied to infectious wounds. It is unknown why this should ...

Materials:
tube, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A619556 Pt1
type:
phial and morphine