University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Basic Science
Classification
Basic Science, Bacteriology
Accession Number
1934.31.3 a-d
Description
Diagnosis outfit consisting of a glass tube (d) which is open at one end and sealed at the other with a cork; glass tube is contained in a two-piece metal tube (a-b) with a slight lip at both ends; metal tube is contained in a hollowed-out block of wood (c) with a flat cover which pivots on a nail …
Diagnosis outfit consisting of a glass tube (d) which is open at one end and sealed at the other with a cork; glass tube is contained in a two-piece metal tube (a-b) with a slight lip at both ends; metal tube is contained in a hollowed-out block of wood (c) with a flat cover which pivots on a nail at one corner and is held shut with a hinged metal clip.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - metal container - Size: Length 7.9 cm x Diam. 1.8 cm
b - lid for metal container - Size: Depth 2.5 cm x Diam. 1.8 cm
c - wooden box - Size: Length 10.8 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
d - test tube - Size: Length 7.2 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. Jean Chatham Duncan
One of the bottles in the group has the date, "Dec. 21, 1917."
Material
wood: brown
paper: pink, black
metal: black, grey
glass: clear
cork: brown
Inscriptions
On paper label on block: "Vorsicht! Infektiöses Material! // An // die bakteriologische Untersuchungsanstalt // In ………" [Caution! Infectious Material! / / To / / the bacteriological examination institute / / In ……..]; stamp near bottom of block: "E. Leitz // Berlin N.W. 6"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Condition Remarks
#2: Cork on test tube is deteriorating; metal tube is dented in places which makes it difficult to remove test tube.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
See "Bulletin," Vol. 8, No. 3, Dec. 1934, p. 47
Research Facts
Container to seal infectious material, used for "investigation"; one of a group of items found in a McVitie & Price biscuit tin