Box, storage

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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied/hinged lid
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0913.003

MANUFACTURER: DOW CORNING CORP.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Midland, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rigid clear synthetic box has hinged lid; originally contained dark green foam pad [discarded due to deterioration]; blue and white adhesive backed paper label on box lid; silver colour adhesive backed label applied to front panel of box.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 6.1 cm
Height: 3.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Assistive technologies
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DOW
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Midland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of implant probably available in mid- 1960s; possibly also later.
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 identify, contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "NOT STERILE/ CAT. NO./ 825-1/ 2/ UNITS/ SIZE/ Small/ LOT/ HH 0083/ BY DOW CORNING/ SILASTIC [registered trademark symbol]/ BRAND/ Chin Implant/ SAFIAN TECHNIQUE/ DOW CORNING CORPORATION/ MEDICAL PRODUCTS/ MIDLAND, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. 48640/ SILASTIC [registered trademark symbol] is a Dow Corning registered trademark/ DOW CORNING/ CAUTION: U.S. Federal law/ restricts this device to sale/ by or on order of a phy-/ sician./ 825-1- MP-2-92" printed on label on box top. "NOT STERILE/ Use Steam/ Repeated Autoclaving/ will not cause deterioration" printed on silver label. UHN catalogue no. "981.13.3 c" printed by hand in black ink on box back.
Missing: None.
Finish: Rigid clear synthetic box has hinged lid; originally contained dark green foam pad [discarded due to deterioration]; blue and white adhesive backed paper label on box lid; silver colour adhesive backed label applied to front panel of box.
Decoration: N/A

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