Hypodermic syringe

Made:
1885-1920 in United States

Hypodermic syringe, glass and nickel plated brass, cased, with medicaments, by Parke, Davis and Co., USA and England, 1885-1920

Glass vial, with some contents, with cork stopper to contain approximately 25 tabloid hypodermic tablets consisting of 1/4 grain of morphine sulphate. Morphine is a powerful analgesic and narcotic but it also has central stimulant actions.

phial; controlled drug; morphine

1885-1920
Yellow glass tube with cork stopper for Morphine Sulphate hypodermic tablets, 1/8 grain, with trace remaining. 70 mm x 5.5 mm 1g. Parke, Davis and Co., American, 1885-1920.

Glass phial for morphine sulphate

1885-1920
Yellow glass tube with cork stopper for Hyoscine Hydrobromide hypodermic tablets.70 mm x 5.5 mm 1g. Parke, Davis and Co., American, 1885-1920.

Glass phial of Hyoscine Hydrobromide

1885-1920
Amber glass phial with cork stopper for Digitalone 1/10 gr. hypodermic tablets with one tablet remaining. 70 mm x 5.5 mm, 1g. Parke, Davis and Company, American, 1885-1920.

Glass phial of Digitalone tablets

1885-1920
Steel syringe with glass tube missing. 62 mm x 30 mm x 5 mm, 13g. Parke, Davis and Co., American, 1885-1920.

Syringe

1885-1920
Two steel hypodermic needles. 43 mmx 8 mm, 2g each. Parke, Davis and Company Inc., American, 1885-1920.

Two steel hypodermic needles. 43 mmx 8 mm

1885-1920
Aluminium case for syringe, hypodermic needles, and tubes of hypodermic tablets. 83 mm x 48 mm x 19 mm, 44g. Parke, Davis and Co., Detroit and New York, 1885-1920.

Aluminium case for syringe set

1885-1920

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A102076
Materials:
case, aluminium, syringe, brass (nickel plated) and tube, glass
Measurements:
case: length 20 mm
case: width 47 mm
case: height 85 mm
type:
hypodermic syringes
credit:
Osborne Co.

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