Can
Object number2009.18.5
Manufacturer
Fenwal Laboratories
Datec. 1960
OriginFramingham, MA
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh
DescriptionBlood collecting and dispensing bag can.Dimensions5.625 x 3.375 x 3.375 in. (14.3 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm)MarksText printed on can: "Fenwal" / "BLOOD COLLECTING and DISPENSING BAG with / INTEGRAL DONOR SET, with ANTICOAGULANT, 450cc., 4's / FENWAL LABORATORIES, IN 4 MFG/CONTR / Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A."
Text at top left, "Stock No. / 6515-664-2734"; top right, "Quantity: 1 / Unit: Con".
Reverse side of can has text "INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF BLOOD-PACK UNIT", both "COLLECTION" and "INFUSION", including diagrams.
Stamp on top, "LOT 205 10 / N32 8238 / MFD 4/61".
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
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