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
Format
5.75x.5 cm.
Type
Vaccinator
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.03.15.2
LIB-HSL001
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 February 12, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16879.