Two glass tubes of anti-cholera vaccine mounted on board for display, Europe, 1892

Made:
September 1892 in Europe
Two ampoules, hermitically sealed vials Two ampules of anti-cholera vaccine in devitalised condition on Detail view of one of two ampules of anti-cholera vaccine in

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Two ampoules, hermitically sealed vials
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two ampules of anti-cholera vaccine in devitalised condition on
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Detail view of one of two ampules of anti-cholera vaccine in
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Two ampoules, hermitically sealed vials, of anti-cholera vaccine, mounted on board for display, 1892 with suggested reading materials on the topic of cholera vaccination

The first cholera vaccine was created by Waldemar Mordecai Wolfe Haffkine (1860-1930), a Russian bacteriologist, in July 1892 – shortly before these examples were produced. Haffkine was able to create a vaccine as the bacteria causing cholera had already been isolated by Robert Koch in 1883.

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A662464
Materials:
glass and mount, paper
Measurements:
overall: 12 mm x 280 mm x 400 mm, .54kg
type:
vaccine and cholera
credit:
Wellcome Museum of Medical Science