Syringe kit, which consists of several pieces housed in a metal case; the Record syringe is made of three parts (a-c); the barrel (a) is made of hollow cylindrical glass with open round ends; one end has an attached tapered metal tip that has a small round opening; the other end has an open round m…
Syringe kit, which consists of several pieces housed in a metal case; the Record syringe is made of three parts (a-c); the barrel (a) is made of hollow cylindrical glass with open round ends; one end has an attached tapered metal tip that has a small round opening; the other end has an open round metal band that has a small rounded pivot piece on the outside edge; the syringe plunger (b) fits snugly into the barrel; the plunger consists of a solid cylilndrical metal bar with a larger-diameter cylindrical plug at the tip and a flat round thumb push piece at the other end; a round cap (c) with a slot cut in one side fits onto the plunger and on top of the barrel end; the pivot piece on the barrel fits into the slot on the cap and holds it onto the barrel; the kit contains 8 needles (d-k); these all consist of a length of narrow hollow metal tubing with a sharp open bevelled tip; the base of (d-j) is round and open with flattened oval finger grips, then tapers to join the needle; the base of (k) is round and open and has gripping edges stamped into the metal, then tapers to join the needle; the kit contains a wire holder (l) which is a length of hollow cylindrical metal tubing that is open at both ends; there are 13 needle wires housed in the holder (not numbered); these wires fit into the needles and keep them clear of dirt; all pieces are housed in a metal case (m-o); the syringe parts are held in place in the case by a metal insert; this consists of a flat piece of metal with cut out tabs that have been turned upwards; the case is rectangular in shape with a bottom (n) and lid (o); the bottom has a closed base and four sides and an open top; the insert (m) fits into the inside bottom; the case lid (o) has a closed top and four sides and an open bottom; the lid fits onto and over the bottom
Number Of Parts
15
Part Names
a - syringe barrel - Size: Length 7.2 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm
b - syringe plunger - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
c - syringe cap - Size: Length 0.9 cm x Diam. 1.9 cm
d - needle - Size: Length 3.4 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
e - needle - Size: Length 3.0 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
f - needle - Size: Length 3.0 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
g - needle - Size: Length 3.4 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
h - needle - Size: Length 3.1 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
i - needle - Size: Length 5.3 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
j - needle - Size: Length 4.0 cm x Width 0.7 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
k - needle - Size: Length 7.0 cm x Diam. 0.5 cm
l - wire holder - Size: Length 4.0 cm x Diam. 0.4 cm
m - case insert - Size: Length 8.0 cm x Width 4.2 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
n - case bottom - Size: Length 8.2 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
o - case lid - Size: Length 8.5 cm x Width 4.6 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine collection
(a) The outside of the syringe barrel has incremental marks and the numbers "1 // 2cc" etched into the glass; (b) the thumb push area of the plunger has the word, "RECORD" stamped into the metal; (d,g) the base of both these needles has the words, "YALE B.D. & CO." stamped into the metal; (e,f,h) the base of these three needles has the words, "B-D YALE" stamped into the metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-3
Condition Remarks
The metal parts show wear, especially the case bottom and lid, but no corrosion is visible; the glass barrel is complete and undamaged; #2: metal tarnished
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #175; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; CD #3