Hypodermic syringe kit consisting of: (a) a rectangular aluminum case with (b) a lid; (c) a cylindrical clear glass syringe with metal ends, one open and the other with a funneled tip; (d) plunger made to fit into the syringe with a round plunging end and a round flat area to push at the other end;…
Hypodermic syringe kit consisting of: (a) a rectangular aluminum case with (b) a lid; (c) a cylindrical clear glass syringe with metal ends, one open and the other with a funneled tip; (d) plunger made to fit into the syringe with a round plunging end and a round flat area to push at the other end; (e) round metal cap used to hold the plunger onto the syringe; (f) hollow cylindrical needle container with (g) lid; (h) needle inside (f) made to fit onto the pointed tip of the syringe; (i-l) other needles designed to fit the syringe; (m) flat blade with serrated cutting edge used to open small glass vials of medicine
Number Of Parts
13
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 8.3 cm. x Width 4.5 cm. x Depth 2.2 cm.
b - lid - Size: Length 8.5 cm. x Width 4.7 cm. x Depth 0.9 cm.
c - syringe - Size: Length 7.7 cm. x Diameter 1.5 cm
d - syringe plunger - Size: Length 7.2 cm. x Diameter 1.3 cm
e - syringe plunger cap - Size: x Width 0.8 cm. x Diameter 2.0 cm
f - needle container - Size: Length 3.9 cm. x Diameter 0.8 cm
g - needle container lid - Size: Length 1.3 cm. x Diameter 0.7 cm
h - needle - Size: Length 3.5 cm. x Diameter 0.5 cm
i - needle - Size: Length 3.6 cm. x Diameter 0.5 cm
j - needle - Size: Length 3.6 cm. x Diameter 0.5 cm
k - needle - Size: Length 4.1 cm. x Diameter 0.5 cm
l - needle - Size: Length 3.6 cm. x Width 0.7 cm. x Diameter 0.6 cm
m - blade - Size: Length 5.0 cm. x Width 0.7 cm.
Provenance
Owned by Dorothy (Zurbrigg) Sheats, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate class of 1947, and Registered Nurse
Maker
Original-Record
Dates
1947
circa 1947
Date Remarks
Acquired upon graduation by Dorothy (Zurbrigg) Sheats
Material
glass: clear
metal: silver
Inscriptions
(b) Case lid has "ORIGINAL-RECORD" engraved into the top; (c) syringe has a 2 ccm scale on the side and an asclep symbol; (d) the top of the plunger has "ORIGINAL-RECORD" and the asclep symbol engraved into it; (k) needle base has "14" engraved in one side and "Super RF" in the other; (l) needle base has "Chrom" engraved in one side and "Aeufirm" in the other
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-3
Condition Remarks
None of the kit's pieces shows any corrosion or excessive wear