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Specimen bottle for blood for a test for syphilis, England, 1930-1950

Clinical Diagnosis

1930-1950

Set of six test tubes with stand, used by Joseph Lister, United Kingdom, 1875-1878

Microbiology

1875-1878

Test tubes used at the Common Cold Research Unit, England, c. 1956

Public Health & Hygiene

1956

Bacteriological preparations from the Pasteur Institute, France, 1888-1985

Medical Glass-ware

1888-1985

Set of six test tubes used by Joseph Lister, United Kingdom, 1875-1878

Microbiology

1875-1878

Set of six test tubes with stand, used by Joseph Lister

Microbiology

1875-1878

Glass test tube with rubber teat and glass and cotton wool from smallpox diagnosis kit for collecting samples from suspected British cases of smallpox, for identification at the Central Public Health Laboratory, 1970-1979

Test tube from smallpox diagnosis kit

Public Health & Hygiene

1970-1979

Test tubes with original hand-written labels containing the first chemicals isolated from the human brain, prepared by J. L. W. Thudichum, St Thomas's Hospital, London, 1865-71. Choline platinochloride; lecithin cadmium chloride; phrenosine; kerasine; in perspex display case

Test tubes containing chemicals isolated from the human brain, London, England, 1865-1871

Biochemistry

1865-1871

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Assorted test tubes c. 1922-1923

Experimental Chemistry

Two pipettes, four test tubes and tube stand, unsigned, British, 1950-1953 (see Note). Equipment of the type used by Marguerite S. Pereira et al. in 1953, in the explant method of tissue culture to grow a cold virus at the Common Cold Research Unit, Harvard Hospital, Harnham Down, Wiltshire, England.

Two pipettes, four tubes and tube stand, used in tissue culture explant method

Public Health & Hygiene

1950-1953

Glass test tube

Test tube, unknown maker

Public Health & Hygiene

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Set of 8 test tubes, one inside other, contained in cylindrical cardboard case with lid, unsigned, English(?), 1901-1940.

test tube set

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1901-1940

Ungraduated stoppered test tube, c.1900

Ungraduated stoppered test tub

Industrial Chemistry

Small test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Small test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Glass test tube

Test tube, unknown maker

Public Health & Hygiene

Test tube part of clinitest urine testing kit by Ames

Test tube from urine testing kit

Laboratory Medicine

Test tube part of clinitest urine testing kit by Ames

Test tube from urine testing kit

Laboratory Medicine

Large test tube with ground glass stopper c.1900.

Large test tube with ground gl

Industrial Chemistry

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Glass test tube

Test tube, unknown maker

Public Health & Hygiene

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Tumeric paper in test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube with tumeric paper

Science Teaching

1860-1900

Test tube. Part of Statham's student chemical laboratory.

Test tube

Science Teaching

1860-1900

22 Leather test tube caps, c.1900

22 Leather test tube caps

Industrial Chemistry

7 glass test tubes, from the portable laboratory owned by Dr. H.G Butterfield, by Monax, Scotland, 1930-1940

7 glass test tubes

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1930-1940

Glass test tube

Test tube, unknown maker

Public Health & Hygiene

Glass test tube

Test tube, unknown maker

Public Health & Hygiene

Glass test tube

Test tube, unknown maker

Public Health & Hygiene