The blade of the spatula is mostly straight, rounded at the end, and tapered near the handle; the shank is held in the handle with two rivets; the entire handle is tapered toward the blade, and is rounded at the end; the blade can be bent to some extent, but is not as flexible as a palette knife fo…
The blade of the spatula is mostly straight, rounded at the end, and tapered near the handle; the shank is held in the handle with two rivets; the entire handle is tapered toward the blade, and is rounded at the end; the blade can be bent to some extent, but is not as flexible as a palette knife for oil painting.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Jack Willson
Maker
Lilly
Material
metal: silver; yellow
synthetic polymer (?): black
Inscriptions
On one side of the blade, a grey mark reads "Lilly"; on the other side of the object, the same word is engraved in red on the handle.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A8-4
Dimension Notes
Length: 21.6 cm x WIdth 2.0 cm x Depth 1.1 cm
Condition Remarks
The item has some subtle stains but no corrosion
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments JC-141," Central Scientific Company of Canada Ltd., 1942, p. 350-351 (similar to item 18748) (please see attached photocopy); "Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)," 54th ed., Medical Economics Co., Inc., 2000, p. 1605; "Martindale: the Complete Drug Reference," 32nd ed., Pharmaceutical Press, 1999, p. 2075
Research Facts
This type of spatula can be used in the weighing operation as well as for pill counting and mixing paste