Hypodermic syringe set

Made:
1910-1914 in Berlin
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited
Hypodermic syringe set, for quinine injection Hypodermic syringe set, for quinine injection

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Hypodermic syringe set, for quinine injection
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hypodermic syringe set, for quinine injection
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Hypodermic syringe set, 'Tabloid' brand, for quinine injection, with Record syringe, nickel plated brass, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

The hypodermic syringe was used to give injections of quinine hydrochloride into the body. Quinine is used as an anti-malaria treatment and can also be given in tablet form. The kit contains a hypodermic syringe, paraffin-coated needles – to protect the needles during transportation – and twenty tablets and test tubes to make up solutions for injection. Sold by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, the kit would have been used by those traveling to areas where malaria was common, such as Africa.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56878
Materials:
case, brass, nickel plated, syringe, glass and syringe, brass, nickel plated
Measurements:
overall: 42 mm x 132 mm x 73 mm, .4kg
type:
hypodermic syringe
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Container for hypodermic syringe set

Container for hypodermic syringe set

Box container for hypodermic syringe set, 'Tabloid' brand, for quinine injection, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Materials:
silver (metal)
Object Number:
A56878/1
type:
box - container
Metal jug, part of hypodermic syringe set

Metal jug, part of hypodermic syringe set

Miniature metal jug from hypodermic syringe set, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 27 mm x 39 mm x 29 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A56878/2
type:
jug
Vessel, part of hypodermic syringe set

Vessel, part of hypodermic syringe set

Vessle or container with screw top lid. Part of hypodermic syringe set, 'Tabloid' brand, for quinine injection, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 28 mm x 62 mm x 27 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A56878/3
type:
vessel
Vial from hypodermic syringe set

Vial from hypodermic syringe set

Glass vial from hypodermic syringe set. marked with '1CC' and '1/2', by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 11 mm x 64 mm x 11 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A56878/4
type:
vials
Vial from hypodermic syringe set

Vial from hypodermic syringe set

Glass vial with lid from hypodermic syringe set, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 15 mm x 98 mm x 15 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A56878/5
type:
vials
Vial for hypodermic syringe set

Vial for hypodermic syringe set

Glass vail from hypodermic syringe set, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 15 mm x 95 mm x 15 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A56878/6
type:
vials
Quinine from hypodermic syringe set

Quinine from hypodermic syringe set

Vial of Quinine Bihydrochloride from hypodermic syringe set, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 14 mm x 77 mm x 14 mm,
Materials:
glass , cork and Quinine tablets
Object Number:
A56878/7
type:
quinine
Vial of Quinine from hypodermic syringe set. marked with ink below label '466'. by Burroughs Wellcome and Co.

Vial of Quinine from hypodermic syringe set. marked with ink below label '466'. by Burroughs Wellcome and Co.

Vial of Quinine from hypodermic syringe set. marked with ink below label '466'. by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 14 mm x 77 mm x 14 mm,
Materials:
glass , cork and quinine
Object Number:
A56878/8
type:
vials
Hypodermic syringe

Hypodermic syringe

Hypodermic syringe, for quinine injection, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 18 mm x 85 mm x 18 mm,
Materials:
glass and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A56878/9
type:
hypodermic syringe
Box containing leaflet and wire, part of hypodermic syringe set

Box containing leaflet and wire, part of hypodermic syringe set

Box from hypodermic syringe set. With hinged lid and sits within additional base.Containing information leaflet and wire. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A56878/10
type:
box - container
Needles from hypodermic syringe set. Coated in Parrafin wax. by Burroughs Wellcome and Co.

Needles from hypodermic syringe set. Coated in Parrafin wax. by Burroughs Wellcome and Co.

Needles from hypodermic syringe set. Coated in Parrafin wax. by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 2 mm x 55 mm x 18 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A56878/11
type:
needle - piercing tool
Instructions for using needles within the hypodermic syringe set

Instructions for using needles within the hypodermic syringe set

Instructions for using needles. Part of hypodermic syringe set, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A56878/12
type:
instructions
Needle from hypodermic syringe set

Needle from hypodermic syringe set

Needle from hypodermic syringe set, 'Tabloid' brand, for quinine injection, with Record syringe, nickel plated brass, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 6 mm x 33 mm x 6 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A56878/13
type:
needle - piercing tool
Metal tube from hypodermic syringe set

Metal tube from hypodermic syringe set

Metal tube from hypodermic syringe set, 'Tabloid' brand, for quinine injection, with Record syringe, nickel plated brass, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., Berlin, 1910-1914

Measurements:
overall: 4 mm x 51 mm x 4 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A56878/14
type:
tube