Title
Whittemore's 1866 patent mechanical vaccinator
Subject
Vaccination--Equipment and supplies
Vaccination--instrumentation
Therapeutic
Description
Image 101-1540
Used to vaccinate
Small metal instrument with a place for the doctor's finger and a lever to inject the vaccine into a patient. Inscription says "Made By Codman & Shurtleff Boston" on the left side. the right side says "Whittlemore's Patent Feb 21, 1866".
Creator
Whittemore, Amos, 1759-1828
Codman & Shurtleff
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1866
Contributor
Michael Gordon (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
5.75x.5 cm.
Type
Vaccinator
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.03.15.2
Alternative Title
Patent mechanical vaccinator
Mechanical vaccinator
Vaccinator
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Metal
Citation
Whittemore, Amos, 1759-1828 and Codman & Shurtleff, “Whittemore's 1866 patent mechanical vaccinator,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16879.