A package of 12 hypodermic needles; the needles are luer-loks and are attached to a gold metal tray (a) which rests inside a blue box with a base (b) and a lid (c).
A package of 12 hypodermic needles; the needles are luer-loks and are attached to a gold metal tray (a) which rests inside a blue box with a base (b) and a lid (c).
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - tray - Size: Length 7.5 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
b - box base - Size: Length 7.9 cm x Width 5.5 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
c - box lid - Size: Length 8.0 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's father who worked as a ship's medical officer during the Second World War.
"ACME ONE DOZEN // HYPODERMIC NEEDLES // PATS. NOS. 1,742,497 -- 2,076,121, -- 2,211,537" // RUSTLESS STEEL // BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. // RUTHERFORD, N.J. // MADE IN U.S.A." printed on the box lid
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-6
Condition Remarks
Some slight wear on the box.
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Internet:" Biddington's: United States Patent Dates and Numbers 1836-1990"
Research Facts
Dr. Prouse served as a ship's medical officer during the second world war 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.