Syringe (2.5 c.c.)
notes: label: Description
content: Plastic syringe with a “B-D PLASTIPAK” inscription. Becton, Dickinson introduced this type of syringe in 1962, claiming that it “provides a specially formulated plastic barrel that approximates the resistance and inertness of glass. . .compatible with at least 232 medications. . .incorporates many new design features.”
label: Description
content: Ref: Plastipak ad in The American Journal of Nursing 62 (May 1962): 28.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dr. Alfred R. Henderson, M.D.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-12160
label: catalog number
content: M-12160
label: accession number
content: 271983
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Syringes
label: Object Name
content: syringe
label: Other Terms
content: Syringes; Hypodermic
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (plunger material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (barrel material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (handle, finger rest material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (tip, force material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/2 in x 4 in x 1 in; 1.27 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm