Pocket hypodermic syringe case consisting of a syringe with a barrel (a) with two short arms at the end and a plunger (b) with a hexagonal thumbpush; there is a small cap which goes over the tip of the syringe; there are 6 glass canisters containing apomorph hydrochloride (d), morphine sulfate (e),…
Pocket hypodermic syringe case consisting of a syringe with a barrel (a) with two short arms at the end and a plunger (b) with a hexagonal thumbpush; there is a small cap which goes over the tip of the syringe; there are 6 glass canisters containing apomorph hydrochloride (d), morphine sulfate (e), morphine and atropine (f), cocaine hydrochloridum (g), strychnine sulfate (h), and nitroglycerin (i) and two needles (j-k) all stored in a metal flask shaped case (l), the case is stored in a red cloth pouch (m); there are also three unused packages of Iron Arm Surgeons' Needles (n-p); all of the above is stored in a plain brown cardboard box with a base (q) and lid (r).
Number Of Parts
18
Part Names
a - barrel- Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 2.7 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
b - plunger - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Diam. 1.2 cm
c - cap - Size: Length 16.9 cm x Width 2. cm x Depth 1.9 cm
d-i - bottles - Size: Length 7.0 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm.
j - needle - Size: Length 3.4 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
k - needle - Size: Length 3.4 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
l - case - Size: Length 9.5 cm x Width 6.1 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
m - pouch (laid flat) - Size: Length 11.7 cm x Width 10.7 x Depth 1.0 cm
n - surgeons' needles - Size: Length 8.4 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
o - surgeons' needles - Size: Length 6.8 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
p - surgeons' needles - Size: Length 6.8 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
q - box base - Size: Length 10.4 cm x Width 7.5 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
r - box lid - Size: Length 10.7 cm x Width 7.8 x Depth 2.3 cm
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's father who worked as a ship's medical officer during the Second World War.
Maker
Becton, Dickinson & Co. (syringe)
Sharp & Dome - Baltimore or Philadelphia (bottles)
Henry Milward & Sons - England (surgeons' needles)
"Property // of // Samual [?difficult to read?] E Prouse // M.D." handwritten in pencil on the box; "Item 7-499 // ONE SYRINGE OUTFIT No. 179L // HYPODERMIC, METAL CASE // BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. RUTHERFORD, N.J." printed on a label on the box; "MED. DEPT. U.S.N." engraved on the metal case; "B-D" engraved on the thumbpush of the syringe
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-5
Condition Remarks
Some slight wear on the box
Research Facts
Dr. Prouse served as a ship's medical officer during WWII rising the rank of Surgeon-Captain; after the war he became an anesthesiologist feeling that he did not have sufficient control over his hands after suffering from rheumatic fever.
Exhibit History
On travelling exhibit ‘Unmasking Influenza’ / Spanish Flu Ottawa L-2019-3 30 April 2019-31 Dec 2022.