Syringe kit with 4 phials

Leather hypodermic syringe kit with purple silk and velvet lining, containing three four opaque glass phials for atropine, ergotine, pilocarpine and morphia, with trace contents, needles and syringe missing. Case: 24 mm x 84 mm x 87 mm; Phials: 69 mm x 13 mm diameter. Made by S. Maw Son & Thompson, English, 1870-1905.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620594
Materials:
leather, silk, velvet, metal (unknown), glass, morphine and materia medica
Measurements:
overall (closed): 24 mm x 84 mm x 87 mm, 0.0809 kg
overall (open): 15 mm x 84 mm x 175 mm, 0.0809 kg
phial: 69 mm x 13 mm,
type:
hypodermic needles and morphine
credit:
Wellcome Trust