Opacity Tubes

Made:
1900-1980
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited

Opacity Tubes for Standardisation of Bacterial Vaccines with directions

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Object Number:
1994-688
type:
opacity tube
credit:
Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences

Parts

Opacity Tubes for Standardisation of Bacterial Vaccines, glass.

Opacity Tubes

Opacity Tubes for Standardisation of Bacterial Vaccines, glass.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1994-688/1
type:
opacity tube
Instructions for using opacity tubes to standardise bacterial suspension

Instructions for using opacity tubes to standardise bacterial suspension

Paper instructions for using opacity tubes for standardising bacterial vaccines.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1994-688/2
type:
instructions - document genre
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Case for Opacity Tubes

Case for Opacity Tubes

Case for opacity tubes used for standardisation of bacterial vaccines. Red with cut-outs inside for the tubes, and a note in the inside lid.

Object Number:
1994-688/3
type:
case
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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