Preview
Type of Object
Syringe, irrigation
Date of Manufacture
1860-1880
Physical Details
Large pewter syringe with a wooden handled plunger. Syringe body is a round canister with a narrow syringe tip attached; the edge of the tip is perforated. Syringe handle has a knob at the top made of light colored wood.
Dimensions
4 cm. x 22.7 cm. x 3.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Injections -- instrumentation; Irrigation -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1988.35.3
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Pewter Syringe, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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