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- Veterinary Pharmaceutical Kit, 1910-1920 - Veterinarians carried medicines and drugs in kits like this as they traveled to care for animals. This case, emblazoned with the name of Parke, Davis and Company, a large pharmaceutical firm that manufactured high-quality drugs, contained medicines they might need to do their work. Dr. F. Eugene Eads, who once headed the veterinary department at Parke-Davis, owned this case.
- 1910-1920
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Veterinary Pharmaceutical Kit, 1910-1920
Veterinarians carried medicines and drugs in kits like this as they traveled to care for animals. This case, emblazoned with the name of Parke, Davis and Company, a large pharmaceutical firm that manufactured high-quality drugs, contained medicines they might need to do their work. Dr. F. Eugene Eads, who once headed the veterinary department at Parke-Davis, owned this case.
- Centrifuge, 1904-1937 -
- 1904-1937
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Centrifuge, 1904-1937
- Veterinary Medicine Label, "Farmer's Friend Compound Condition Powders," circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
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Veterinary Medicine Label, "Farmer's Friend Compound Condition Powders," circa 1910
- Veterinary Ambulance, circa 1900 - Horses and mules were everywhere on 19th-century American streets pulling cabs, carriages, streetcars, and commercial vehicles. This ambulance wagon, used by Detroit veterinarian Elijah Patterson, transported sick or injured draft animals for medical treatment. The wagon bed was lowered toward the street with a winch, which then pulled the bed, complete with animal, back into the wagon.
- circa 1900
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Veterinary Ambulance, circa 1900
Horses and mules were everywhere on 19th-century American streets pulling cabs, carriages, streetcars, and commercial vehicles. This ambulance wagon, used by Detroit veterinarian Elijah Patterson, transported sick or injured draft animals for medical treatment. The wagon bed was lowered toward the street with a winch, which then pulled the bed, complete with animal, back into the wagon.
- Brucellosis Brand, 1897-1925 -
- 1897-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Brucellosis Brand, 1897-1925
- Tracheotomy Tube, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
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Tracheotomy Tube, circa 1920
- Infusion Catheter, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
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Infusion Catheter, circa 1920
- Dose Syringe - 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.
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Dose Syringe
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.
- Forceps - Veterinarians sometimes perform surgery on sick or injured animals. They use specially designed tools like traction forceps to grasp and hold the patient's tissue. The ratcheted locking system on the long handle ensures a firm grip on the delicate tissue until disengaged.
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Forceps
Veterinarians sometimes perform surgery on sick or injured animals. They use specially designed tools like traction forceps to grasp and hold the patient's tissue. The ratcheted locking system on the long handle ensures a firm grip on the delicate tissue until disengaged.
- Obstetrical Chain, circa 1930 - Many large, domesticated animals (cows, horses, and hogs, for example) give birth naturally without assistance. However, veterinarians may intervene if the animal is having difficulty or if a calf (cow) or foal (horse) or piglet (hog) is stillborn. Obstetrical chains help assist during these complicated births.
- circa 1930
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Obstetrical Chain, circa 1930
Many large, domesticated animals (cows, horses, and hogs, for example) give birth naturally without assistance. However, veterinarians may intervene if the animal is having difficulty or if a calf (cow) or foal (horse) or piglet (hog) is stillborn. Obstetrical chains help assist during these complicated births.