Anti-Diphtheritic Serum No. 1 - Vial Contains 500 Normal Anti-toxic Units

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Parke, Davis and Company
Description
Glass vial in a cardboard cylinder with a paper label that reads in part “ANTI-DIPHTHERIC / SERUM / . . . PARKE, DAVIS & CO. / DETROIT, MICH., U.S.A.”
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Parke, Davis & Company
1898
ID Number
MG.142327.02
catalog number
142327.02
accession number
33542
Object Name
antitoxin, diphtheria
biological
Other Terms
Anti-Diphtheritic Serum; Sera; Biologicals; Drugs; Liquid
Measurements
overall: 2 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 2.8575 cm
place made
United States: Michigan, Detroit
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The Antibody Initiative
Antibody Initiative: Diphtheria
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_719551
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-81c0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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