Pravaz-type hypodermic syringe, late 19th century.

Made:
1860-1900 in France
maker:
Unknown

Hypodermic syringe, silver and glass, Pravaz type, cased, French, 1860-1900

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A618208
Materials:
case, leather, lining, velvet, lining, silk, syringe, glass and syringe, silver
Measurements:
case: length 49 mm
case: width 81 mm
case: height 18 mm
type:
instruments, medical and hypodermic syringes

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