University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Basic Science
Classification
Basic Science, Bacteriology
Accession Number
1969.176.8 a-c
Description
Diagnosis outfit for feces, consisting of a glass tube (a) which is open at one end and sealed at the other with a cork with an attached metal spoon extending into the tube when sealed; glass tube is contained in a two-piece metal tube (b) with a slight lip at both ends; metal tube is contained in …
Diagnosis outfit for feces, consisting of a glass tube (a) which is open at one end and sealed at the other with a cork with an attached metal spoon extending into the tube when sealed; glass tube is contained in a two-piece metal tube (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
3
Part Names
a - tube - Size: Length 8.1 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
b - tube - Size (closed): Length 9.5 cm x Diam. 2.6 cm
c - block - Size: Length 11.1 cm x Width 3.5 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
On paper label on ( c): "Vorsicht! Infektiöses Material! // An // die bakteriologische Untersuchungsanstalt // In ………" [Caution! Infectious Material! / / To / / the bacteriological examination institute / / In ……..]; faded stamp near top of ( c) may read "Staat." [Government]; stamp near bottom of (c ): "E. Leitz // Berlin N.W. 6"