Case, storage-carrying

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OBJECT TYPE: tube/portable
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0716.002

MANUFACTURER: Institut Pasteur de Lille
MODEL: tuberculin test
LOCATION: France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper (including coated and corrugated paper)

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 8.3 cm
Width: 2.3 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Pasteur
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Presumably prepared for use in early 20th c.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: To contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Original package of tuberculin-test for instilling in conjunctiva. Used prior to Pirquet and Mantoux test.[Ref.3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "ETABLISSEMENTS/ POULENC FRÉRES/ SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME AU CAPITAL DE QUATRÉ MILLIONS DE FRANCS/ TUBERCULIN- TEST/ POUR OPHTALMO- RÉACTION/ préparé par L'INSTITUT PASTEUR de LILLE", "Obtainable also from-/ W. Martindale, 10, New Cavendish/ Street, London, at Manufacturers'/ prices. . . ."., "Box of 1 Tube/ Price 1/6", and " [obscured] LY ALLOWED/ [obscured] WITH REGISTERED" mechanically printed on various labels on container. UHN catalogue no. "X940.2.1 A" printed by hand in pencil on container.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Paper tube has unbleached and coated paper coverings; lined with corrugated paper.
Decoration: N/A

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