A package of 11 hypodermic needles (one has been removed); the needles are luer-loks and are attached to a blue cardboard tray (a) which fits inside a white cardboard box
A package of 11 hypodermic needles (one has been removed); the needles are luer-loks and are attached to a blue cardboard tray (a) which fits inside a white cardboard box
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - tray - Size: Length 9.5 cm x Width 7.4 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
b - box - Size: Length 10.2 cm x Width 7.7 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's father who worked as a ship's medical officer during the Second World War.
"ONE DOZEN // HYPODERMIC NEEDLES // CORROSION RESISTING STEEL // GAUGE 18 LENGTH 1-1/2"" // Manufactured by // BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. // RUTHERFORD, N.J. // MADE IN U.S.A." printed on the box
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-6
Condition Remarks
Some wear on the box.
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.