Dose Syringe, circa 1900

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Artifact Overview

Veterinarians use dose syringes to dispense a specific quantity of medicine. This syringe injects medicine orally into an animal's mouth -- unlike syringes that use a needle to inject medicine intravenously into the bloodstream. Dose syringes like this one, made of metal, were not disposable and had to be sterilized between uses.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Dose syringe

Date Made

circa 1900

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

81.50.28

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Dr. Russell Runnells. (Michigan Veterinarian Medicine Association)

Material

Steel (Alloy)
Nickel (Metal)
Glass (Material)
Rubber (Material)

Color

Colorless
Gray (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 14 in
Width: 2.125 in
Length: 1.75 in

Inscriptions

on barrell: WHEN ORDERING PARTS / MENTION SYRINGE NO. 5