Digital photograph of a paraffin syringe set in a wooden case. The unlined case has been opened to reveal the contents, including: 1) syringe barrel, 2) ring plunger handle, 3) syringe barrel handle, 4) hypodermic needle, 5) bare metal rod, 6) two barrel extension pieces, and 7) five glass tubes with double cork stoppers.
Medical Museum Collection, Box 9
ca. 1900-1920
Syringe kit for paraffin injections, in a unlined, blond wood case. The case measures 21.5 cm x 11 cm x 4 cm. The set was donated in January 1963 by Adalbert G. Bettman, M.D., and both case and instruments are in good condition. The set contains: 1) syringe barrel, 2) ring plunger handle, 3) syringe barrel handle, 4) hypodermic needle, 5) bare metal rod, 6) two barrel extension pieces, and 7) five glass tubes with double cork stoppers.