Syringe

Syringes

Phlebotomy--Equipment and supplies

Syringes

Bloodletting--instrumentation

Phlebotomy instruments

Used to draw blood

Steel and glass in red -lined case with extra tips.

An antique metal syringe set is displayed in an open presentation case lined with red velvet. The syringe has a cylindrical glass barrel framed by metal supports and large circular finger rings for grip, with a long, narrow metal needle extending from the front. Additional interchangeable components and attachments are arranged in fitted compartments inside the case. A small label inside the lid reads “Charrière à Paris,” indicating the Parisian maker.

Charrière, Joseph Frédéric Benoît, 1803-1876

Charrière (Firm)

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

19th cent.

Bennion, Elisabeth

Cravens, Annette

NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.

13.3 cm.

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

02.4.5.2

LIB-HSL001

4/7/2006

Steel and glass