Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
General Treatment
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
995002039 a-d
Description
(a) 2-piece glass 2 cc syringe; outside of syringe has a scale printed in black; the plunger is a hollow cylindrical tube with blue glass at the end and flat at the handle. (b) metal needle which attaches to syringe labelled ESCO. (c) small metal blade with serrated edge used to cut the tops from …
(a) 2-piece glass 2 cc syringe; outside of syringe has a scale printed in black; the plunger is a hollow cylindrical tube with blue glass at the end and flat at the handle. (b) metal needle which attaches to syringe labelled ESCO. (c) small metal blade with serrated edge used to cut the tops from ampoules
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - syringe - Size: Length 8.5 cm. x Width 18.0 cm.
b - needle - Size:
c - blade - Size:
Provenance
Ruth Wallace (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1931)
Dates
1931
circa 1931
Material
metal: silver; grey
glass: clear; blue
Inscriptions
On needle attached to syringe: "ESCO"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-3
Condition Remarks
Glass of the syringe shows clouding on the plunger and the inside; needle and blade both show
no deterioration
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Barb (Earl) Gilbert (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate class of 1963 and daughter of Ruth Wallace)