Whittemore's 1866 patent mechanical vaccinator

Vaccination--Equipment and supplies

Vaccination--instrumentation

Therapeutic

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".

Whittemore, Amos, 1759-1828

Codman & Shurtleff

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

1866

Michael Gordon (Firm)

Cravens, Annette

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5.75x.5 cm.

Vaccinator

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Patent mechanical vaccinator

Mechanical vaccinator

Vaccinator

9/28/2009

Metal