Syringe kit, which consists of several pieces housed in a case; the syringe (a-d) consists of (a) a hollow cylindrical metal barrel with an open end that has threading on the outside; the tip has a smaller round opening that has threading on its inner edges; a tip (b) attaches to this opening; the …
Syringe kit, which consists of several pieces housed in a case; the syringe (a-d) consists of (a) a hollow cylindrical metal barrel with an open end that has threading on the outside; the tip has a smaller round opening that has threading on its inner edges; a tip (b) attaches to this opening; the tip is short, cylindrical and hollow with an open base which screws into the barrel and a closed cap over the tapered round tip; a round cap (c) fits over and onto the open end of the syringe barrel; the cap has threading on its inner edges and two flat rounded finger grips attached to the top; there is a hole through the centre of the cap; a handle (d) fits through the cap and into the barrel; the handle has a solid cylindrical piece of metal with threading on its outer edges and a scale in cc at the top; one end of the handle has a round thumb grip; this forms a complete circle with an open centre; the kit also contains another tip (e) which consists of a length of hollow cylindrical metal with an open round end that has threading on the inside at one end and an open round tapered piece with threading on the outer edges at the other end; there is a cylindrical rubber coating that covers all of this tip except for the tapered section; the kit contains four needles (f-i); all these needles consist of a length of hollow cylindrical metal tubing with a sharp bevelled tip on one end; the other end has an open round base that tapers to the tube; all of the needles also have a thin piece of wiring that runs through them; there is also a needle holder (j) which consists of a length of hollow cylindrical metal tubing with an open round end at both ends as well as two short vertical cuts into the metal at both ends; all pieces of this kit are housed in (k) a rectangular metal case; the lid of this case is hinged onto the bottom with a long hinge at the back and there is a single metal clasp at the front; the inside top and bottom of the case has metal attachments which securely hold the pieces housed in it
Number Of Parts
11
Part Names
a - syringe barrel: Size: Length 7.4 cm x Diam. 1.8 cm
b - syringe tip: Size: Length 1.9 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
c - syringe cap: Size: Length 4.9 cm x Width 2.1 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
d - syringe handle: Size: Length 11.1 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth. 0.8 cm
e - syringe tip: Size: Length 4.4 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
f - needle: Size: Length 5.4 cm x Diam. 0.6 cm
g - needle: Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.6 cm
h - needle: Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.6 cm
i - needle: Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 0.6 cm
j - needle holder: Size: Length 8.4 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
k - case (closed): Size: Length 14.6 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
(a) The words "THE RANDALL FAICHNEY CO. // BOSTON" are stamped into the metal on the outside of the syringe barrel; (d) the handle has increments of 1-12 cc stamped into is rod section; (f) the needle base has "RAB 210"stamped into the base; (g-i) all three needles have the words "YALE B.D. & CO." stamped into their bases
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-4
Condition Remarks
All pieces arrived dirty and dusty; the metal parts show wear and no corrosion, except for (k) the outside left and right edges of the case; the rubber is complete; #2: corrosion present
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #84; Similar to P9896 + a in "Instruments and Equipment for Surgeons and Hospitals" by The George P. Pilling & Son Co., 1932, p. 177 (see attached photocopy); the Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; CD #3