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front Drug Jar
1675-1775
1886.32.04
Drug jars like this one were usually oviform in shape and were owned most frequently by physicians.
front Feeding Vessel

1999.15.24
This small vessel was used to feed patients at the Franklin County Public Hospital, Greenfield, Massachusetts.
front Syringes with Case

1999.15.29
Two antique syringes from the late 1800s show evidence of the requirements for sterilization: they are entirely made of metal or glass.
front Medicine Bottles with Case

1999.15.30
Six medicine bottles in a simple wooden case date to around 1900 and were probably used at the Franklin County Public Hospital.
front Throat Pump

1999.15.31
A throat pump that was used at the Franklin County Public Hospital to spray iodine onto infected throats. Iodine is a remarkably useful antiseptic discovered in 1812.
front Irrigation Syringe

1999.15.33
This irrigation syringe dates to around 1900 and was used to moisten or irrigate wounds.
front Bedpan

1999.15.45
This turn-of-the-20th-century bedpan has an elegant shape for an inelegant function.
front Goggles with Case

1999.15.50
These training goggles were used by the nurse trainees at the Franklin County Public Hospital in basic chemistry classes, signaling a rare event: young women being taught basic science.
front Syringe

1999.19
A nickel-plated component on this turn-of-the-19th century syringe demonstrates the effort to create medical instruments capable of surviving the harsh methods used for sterilization.
front Scales
c. 1900
1999.13.500
A scale of this small size could be carried in one's pocket.

 

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