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Syringe, Medical

Object number2017.113.2 a-f

Manufacturer Gentile

OriginParis, France

MediumMetal; Glass; Rubber

Credit LineGift of Shadyside Hospital Foundation, UPMC Shadyside

DescriptionMedical syringe. Cylinderical colorless glass barrel with chrome metal fittings. Plunger head is gray rubber. Threaded mouth for attachment of two tips. Graduated numbers along plunger shaft. Accessories include two tips and one chrome metal Y-shaped clamp. Chrome/silver metal rounded rectangular box with telescoping lid.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a - fully depressed): 10.75 × 3.25 × 2 in. (27.3 × 8.3 × 5.1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (a - fully extended): 15.625 × 3.25 × 2 in. (39.7 × 8.3 × 5.1 cm)
Length x Diameter (b): 1.188 × 0.313 in. (3 × 0.8 cm)
Length x Diameter (c): 1.125 × 0.313 in. (2.9 × 0.8 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (d): 2.5 × 3.188 × 0.5 in. (6.4 × 8.1 × 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Length (e-f together): 2.313 × 3.125 × 12 in. (5.9 × 7.9 × 30.5 cm)
Height x Width x Length (e): 2.25 × 3 × 11.875 in. (5.7 × 7.6 × 30.2 cm)
Height x Width x Length (f): 1.375 × 3.125 × 12 in. (3.5 × 7.9 × 30.5 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Plunger shaft has graduated numbers: 0-150 in increments of 25.
Marks(a)
Top of handle has engraved symbol.

(f)
Top face has imprinted text in one corner "GENTILE / PARIS".
Historical NotesThis medical syringe was used at the Homeopathic Hospital. Homeopathic Hospital was the predecessor of Shadyside Hospital and Dr. James H. McClelland was one of its more prominent physicians. Homeopathic Hospital, a 38-bed hospital was established in 1866 on the Boulevard of the Allies and Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh. The hospital moved to a site just in front of its present location in 1910. By 1938, homeopathic medicine had fallen out of favor and the hospital changed its name to Shadyside Hospital. The present building was erected in 1972, and it became part of UPMC in 1997. Dr. James Henderson McClelland, Jr., attended Hahnemann Homeopathic College in Philadelphia before returning to Pittsburgh and becoming a prominent physician operating out of his home on Shadyside on the corner of Wilkins and Fifth Avenue. McClelland played a major role in the Homeopathic Hospital, including its eventual move from downtown to Shadyside.

Related institution Homeopathic Hospital (1866 - 1938)

Related institution Shadyside Hospital

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