Syringe

Syringes

Phlebotomy--Equipment and supplies

Syringes

Bloodletting--instrumentation

Phlebotomy Instruments

Used to draw blood

Syringe made of bone ivory.

An ivory syringe with a slender, cylindrical body is shown against a dark background. The instrument features a smooth, tapered shaft that narrows toward a rounded nozzle at one end, while the opposite end widens into a bulb-shaped plunger handle. Decorative turned rings appear around the midsection, and the polished ivory surface highlights the material’s pale color and fine craftsmanship. The simple, elongated form reflects its use as a handheld medical syringe.

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

1790?

Lucid Antiques

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.

11.5 cm.

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

87.12.1

LIB-HSL001

4/7/2006

Bone ivory