Needle, desiccation
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TISSUE
- DATE
- 1940–1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.1106.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Birtcher Corp.
- MODEL
- 716
- LOCATION
- Los Angeles, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 Metal (stainless steel ?); synthetic grip..2-.3
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.5 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Birtcher
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Los Angeles
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of needle used c. 1940S.
- Canada
-
Potentially used by Canadian doctors and dermatologists to treat affected tissue. - Function
-
To destroy diseased or unwanted tissue by removing moisture from it. - Technical
-
Example of instrument used to treat abnormal tissue. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- No markings visible.
- Missing
- None- needle is complete in itself.
- Finish
- Dark brown synthetic handgrip; silver metal tips.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Birtcher Corp., Needle, desiccation, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1978.1106, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1978.1106.001/
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