NYMC Artifacts
Donor
Westchester Medical Society
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Identifier
2015.1.21
Date Created
1850
Physical Dimensions
2.3"-by-5.5"
Description
Hypodermic syringes administer medication under the skin in small doses. Early syringes were made of metal, but by 1866 they were made from glass, enabling the physician to see how much of the drug was left.
