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Set, Inoculating

Object number2021.136.1 a-e

Manufacturer Nielson Hardware Corporation

Manufacturer Vernitron Medical Products, Inc.

Manufacturer Semco

Manufacturer Parke-Davis

Manufacturer The Kendall Company

Datec. 1976

OriginHartford, CT

OriginCarlstadt, NJ

OriginDetroit, MI

OriginAtlanta, GA

OriginChicago, IL

MediumMetal; Plastic; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Rubber; Paint; Glass; Velcro; Canvas; Fabric; Cotton; Graphite; Adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of Stanton Jonas

DescriptionInoculation gun with connected case. Automatic Jet Injection Apparatus, Hypodermic. Dark gray plastic case is a square with hinged lid that opens on a diagonal. Case is trimmed with chrome metal, has a black handle, two metal latches, and black rubber feet. Inoculation gun inserts into interior of lid and is secured with a black webbed canvas strap. Black and silver metal inoculation gun has empty glass vial mounted on top in inverted position. Inoculation gun connects to case interior case base with two thick wires, one black fabric and one black rubber; the wires are in a coiled position inside the case. Interior base of case has pedal mechanism on the right, repair parts compartment on the left, and silver metal T-shaped tool mounted on the rear wall. Four items found inside case include Ped-O-Jet Operators's Pocket Reference pamphlet, package of gauze sponges, paper envelope marked as containing a sterile needle, and a black fabric strap.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a - closed): 6.625 × 12.625 × 13.75 in. (16.8 × 32.1 × 34.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a - open): 18 × 12.625 × 12.5 in. (45.7 × 32.1 × 31.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a - gun only, approximate): 8.5 × 2.25 × 9.5 in. (21.6 × 5.7 × 24.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - closed): 5.5 × 3.5 × 0.063 in. (14 × 8.9 × 0.2 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - open): 5.5 × 7 × 0.031 in. (14 × 17.8 × 0.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 5.25 × 4.5 × 0.25 in. (13.3 × 11.4 × 0.6 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (d): 5.75 × 2.5 × 0.5 in. (14.6 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (e): 7.563 × 0.625 × 0.125 in. (19.2 × 1.6 × 0.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front of case near handle is white adhesive-backed label with handwritten text in ink "Ped-O-Jet-Oper. / #61659".

Top of case has off-white sticker with text "TESTED / DATE AUG 2 1976 JH[?]"; initials are difficult to decipher.

Underside of case has painted white text "ACHD / #4".

Inside of lid has yellow and green property tag with text "PROPERTY OF / 61659 / ALLEGHENY COUNTY".

Metal compartment inside case base has text on top "REPAIR PARTS".

(b)
Pamphlet has black printed text on all pages:
Front page includes "PED-O-JET OPERATOR'S / POCKET REFERENCE / OPERATOR FUNCTIONS / ...";
Interior pages have continued Operator Functions and "MALFUNCTION CHECKLIST";
Back page has continued Malfunction Checklist.

(d)
Envelope has red-brown printed text on front including "DATE / NEEDLE / SYRINGE... / ... / CLAMPS / COTTON BALLS / FORCEPS / PADS / SPONGES".

Front has handwritten text in pencil "Sterile / Needle".
Marks(a)
Case latches each have engraved text "HARTFORD CONN / NIELSON / HARDWARE CORP."

Cylindrical section of pedal mechanism has white text on top including "VERNITRON MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC. / CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY / [logo] / The Warranty... / Fluid (Oil) MIL-0-6083B / or Equivalent / U. S. PAT. NO. 3,301,190 / To Replenish Oil / Remove Plug and / Fill Here [arrow pointing right]".

Fabric cord has repeated yellow text "MIL H 8794 3 1076 06827".

Rubber cord has repeated yellow text "L.P. MIL-H5593 3 (1076) 73002".

Inoculation gun has white text on the proper right side of the handle "HYPODERMIC / INJECTION APPARATUS, / JET, AUTOMATIC. / SER. NO. J11229 / SEMCO / [logo]".

Glass vial mounted on top of inoculation gun has paper label with printed text (not all text is visible) including "Stock 35- ... / NDC 71-1... / STERI-... / WAT... / FOR / INJECT... / BACTERIOS... / U.S.P. / 30 ML. / PARKE-DAVIS / DETROIT, MICH. 48232 U.S.A.", "Exp. - Feb. 1979 / Lot TC183", and "STERILE / PYROGEN-FREE / A multiple-dose vial of / solvent for use in prepar- / ing solutions for subcu- / taneous, intramuscular / or intravenous injections. / Contains... / Alcohol..."

(b)
Pamphlet has black printed text on front page along bottom "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE / PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE / CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL / ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30333 / [logo with text around perimeter "NATIONAL INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM] -12".

(c)
Front has blue printed text including "TO OPEN PEEL DOWN / CODE NO. 1903 / STERILE TWO SPONGES / CURITY / GAUZE SPONGES / 3x3 12 PLY / ... / KENDALL / HOSPITAL PRODUCTS DIVISION / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MADE IN U.S.A."

Reverse has red printed text in bottom left corner "1213316A".

(d)
Envelope has red-brown printed text on reverse " "ANOTHER A.P.S. PRODUCT" / FOR- / STERILIZATION OF SYRINGES, ETC. / CAT. NO. 1866-0102 / 2 & 5 cc ".
Historical NotesPed-O-Jet inoculator used in 1977 rubella inoculation in Pittsburgh. It was the single largest inoculation at the time. The inoculator gun was used in order to increase the number of inoculations that could be given since it was much more efficient than using needles and syringe. There were around 60 of these guns used throughout the county on that day. The gun came from the military who wanted to ensure that there was a mass inoculation. The donor Stanton Jonas was the District Health Officer in charge of one of the six county districts. Stanton Jonas, born in 1929, grew up in Hazelwood, and attended Taylor Allderdice High School. He went to the University of Pittsburgh for pharmacy from 1948 to 1951. He then joined the Air Force, enlisting with seven other Pitt classmates. He spent four years in the Air Force running the Air Force pharmacy in Miho, Japan. After Japan he managed a Thrift Drug Store for seven years in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, it was downtown in the center square/park area. He moved back to Pittsburgh after this to manage a pharmacy in Carlton House Hotel (the building was imploded in 1980) and take additional classes at Pitt. About two years after working at the Carlton his wife, Roda, noticed an advertisement in the Pittsburgh Press for a County Pharmacist and he applied. This is when “all hell broke loose” as he stated, because the paper advertised the job in the men’s section and the National Organization of Women brought a sex discrimination lawsuit against the Press. The lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court in 1973, which ruled in favor of Pittsburgh City ordinance that stated jobs could not be gendered in the newspaper. Jonas still received the job once the lawsuit was settled. He stayed in this position for around 12 years and then moved up to a position as one of the county district managers (there were six districts at this time). He attempted retirement three times before it stuck.

Related institution Allegheny County Health Department

Previous owner Stanton Jonas (born 1929)

Related institution Public Health Service

Related institution Center for Disease Control

Related institution Taylor Allderdice High School

Related institution University of Pittsburgh

Related institution United States Air Force

Related institution Thrift Drug Company

Related institution Carlton House (founded 1952)

Related institution The Pittsburgh Press

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