General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

10

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Card stock box; synthetic covering

Dimensions

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

Length

26.7 cm

Width

7.7 cm

Height

3.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SQUIBB

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.

Function

Contains and protects glass ampoules of anaesthetic

Technical

Procaine was used for spinal anaesthesia. It is a less toxic derivative of cocaine which was introduced for local analgesia in 1905. It is synonymous with novocaine hydrochloride. Edward Robinson Squibb graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He immediately became a ship's surgeon in the U.S. Navy, serving during the ongoing Mexican-American War. After the war he ran the medical station at the Brooklyn Naval Yards. As a Navy physician, Squibb became disenchanted with the poor quality of medicines used on American military vessels and, as a result, in 1854 he invented an improved method of distilling ether, an anesthetic. He gave away his distillation method, rather than patent it for profit. In 1858 he left the military and started his own pharmaceutics manufacturing business in Brooklyn. In 1892 Squibb created a partnership with his two sons, Dr. Edward H. Squibb and Charles F. Squibb, the firm being known for generations afterwards as E. R. Squibb and Sons. (ref.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On top of box: "[LOGO] RELIABILITY/ UNIFORMITY/ PURITY/ EFFICACY/ E.R. SQUIBB & SONS/ Reg. U.S./ Pat. Off./ 10 STERILE AMPULES 150 MGM. EACH/ PROCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE SQUIBB/ FOR SPINAL ANESTHESIA/ Complete Description and Directions for Administration Will Be Found on Enclosed Circular/ E.R. SQUIBB & SONS, NEW YORK/ MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SINCE 1858./ Made in U.S.A."/ White sticker on top with "104" written in red marker/ Label on inside of lid: "The lettering on these ampuls is unaffected/ by sterilization with a 5% phenol solution./ Other germicides are not recommended as/ the lettering may be removed by their use."

Missing

N/A

Finish

Cream coloured exterior with black printing, with attached white insert inside.

Decoration

N/A