Syringe

National Museum of American History

Object Details

City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Description
Metal and glass hypodermic syringe with a “DEWITT & HERZ, INC. GERMANY” inscription on the side of the plunger; and “RECORD / D & H” on the end of the plunger. Dewitt & Herz, an instrument firm in Berlin, introduced the form in 1906.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
ID Number
2017.0184.061
accession number
2017.0184
catalog number
2017.0184.061
Object Name
syringe, hypodermic
public health
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
metal, steel (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 6 cm x .8 cm; 2 3/8 in x 5/16 in
place made
Germany
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The Antibody Initiative
Antibody Initiative: New York City Public Health Collections
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1845405
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-811c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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