Vaccinator collection

OBJECT TYPE
lancet/disposable
DATE
circa 1924
MODEL
Jenner 5
MANUFACTURER
Blanzy, Poure & Cie
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0910

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
lancets
Patents
N/A
General Description
silver metal

Manufacturer

AKA
Blanzy
Country
France
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Instruments
Sub-Category
Treatment

Context

Country
Netherlands
State/Province
Unknown
Period
These lancets presumably used c. mid-1920s; possibly also used later. Not used after 1970.
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 administer liquid vaccine subcutaneously by means of shallow prick or knick.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
These lancets were purchased for use in Rotterdam.

Details

Markings
"LE JENNER/ VACCINOSTYLE INDIVIDUAL/ DU DR. MARESCHAL/ FRANCE/ DÉPOSÉ" stamped into each vaccinator. Other markings present, but illegible.
Missing
Each lancet is complete in itself.
Finish
Bright silver metal.
Decoration
N/A

Dimensions

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

Length
4.0 cm
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A

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Blanzy, Poure & Cie, Vaccinator collection, circa 1924, artifact no. 2002.0910.001, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0910.001/

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