Bottle of Behring's diphtheria remedy, Germany, 1914-1918
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Bottle of Behring's diphtheria remedy, by Meister, Lucius and Bruning of Hoechst, from captured German battleship, First World War
This is a bottle of diphtheria antitoxin developed by Emil Adolf Behring (1854-1917) in 1891. He refined this treatment again in 1913. This bottle of “Behring’s diphtheria remedy” was taken from a German battleship during the First World War, the first major conflict where more troops died from their wounds rather than disease. This was partly due to vaccination.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A635604
- Materials:
- complete, glass, cork, paper (fibre product) and lead (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 43 mm x 34 mm 23 mm, .016 kg
- type:
- bottle
