Syringe, Medical
Object number2009.18.21
Date1963
Mediumcardboard
Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh
DescriptionSealed box containing twelve adult plastic irrigating vaginal nozzles.Dimensions3.375 x 2 x 6 in. (8.6 x 5.1 x 15.2 cm)MarksLabeled on front, "6530-770-605 / NOZZLE, VAGINAL, / IRRIGATING, PLASTIC, ADULT / 12 EA. / A 4/63 / DSA2(SMB-PHS)-6111".
Historical NotesCollection of Civilian Defense Emergency Medical Supplies from a Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital in Pittsburgh. These 200-bed emergency hospitals were set up at designated sites around the country in case of a nuclear war in the 1950s.
Related institution
Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital
Terms
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c. 1960
Welch Allyn, Inc.
1847-1969
