Lilly's Iletin Syringe No. 270

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Eli Lilly and Company
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Eli Lilly and Company
ca 1940
ID Number
1982.0498.14
catalog number
1982.0498.14
accession number
1982.0498
Object Name
syringe, insulin
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
glass (syringe material)
metal (syringe material)
Measurements
overall: 1 in x 5 in x 1 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 12.7 cm x 4.1275 cm
syringe: 11.2 cm x 1.7 cm; 4 13/32 in x 21/32 in
box: 3.7 cm x 12.5 cm x 2 3/16 in; 1 15/32 in x 4 29/32 in x 5.588 cm
place made
United States: Indiana, Indianapolis
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Diabetes
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1425390
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-8a1c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Lilly's Iletin Syringe No. 270
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