Original burgundy pasteboard box with "Agla" hypodermic syringe in spirit-tight container has two luer-lock needles from B-D (Becton Dickinson); needles have sheaths to cover points and wires for cleaning; original instructions.
Original burgundy pasteboard box with "Agla" hypodermic syringe in spirit-tight container has two luer-lock needles from B-D (Becton Dickinson); needles have sheaths to cover points and wires for cleaning; original instructions.
Number Of Parts
8
Part Names
a - box bottom - Size: Length 14.5 cm. x Width 4.6 cm. x Depth 2.6 cm.
b - box top - Size: Length 15.2 cm. x Width 5.0 cm. x Depth 2.6 cm.
c - paper instructions - Size: Length 14.7 cm. x Width 4.5 cm. x Depth 0.2 cm.
d - syringe - Size: Length 10.5 cm. x Diameter1.8 cm.
e - needle - Size: Length 11.0 cm. x Depth 0.5 cm. x Diameter0.2 cm.
f - sheath - Size: Length 3.1 cm. x Diameter0.3 cm.
g - needle - Size: Length 11.2 cm. x Depth 0.7 cm. x Diameter0.2 cm.
h - sheath - Size: Length 3.5 cm. x Diameter0.2 cm.
Printed in gold: THE 'AGLA' // (Trade Mark) // HYPODERMIC SYRINGE IN SPIRIT TIGHT CONTAINER // BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO., LONDON (ENG.) // (THE WELLCOME FOUNDATION LTD.) // Associated Houses: // NEW YORK / MONTREAL / SYDNEY / CAPE TOWN / MILAN / BOMBAY // SHANGHAI / BURNOS AIRES"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-3
Condition Remarks
# 1: inside box had leakage; # 2: no damage; #3: slightly dusty; paper yellowing slightly; no corrosion on metal pieces; on one short side of the lid, the paper was torn in an area 0.5 cm x 0.8 cm; there was a dark stain underneath and to the left of this, 0.5 cm x 0.3 cm, and three smaller black marks on the top surface of the lid.
Exhibit History
October 5, 2001 - Sept. 2002: Bracken Library, Botterell Hall, C. M. Bracken exhibit