Hypodermic syringe for cocaine

Made:
1880-1910 in England
Case containing a Hypodermic syringe Case containing a Hypodermic syringe Case containing a Hypodermic syringe Case containing a Hypodermic syringe

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Case containing a Hypodermic syringe
© The Board of Trustees of the
Science Museum Group

Case containing a Hypodermic syringe
© The Board of Trustees of the
Science Museum Group

Case containing a Hypodermic syringe
© The Board of Trustees of the
Science Museum Group

Case containing a Hypodermic syringe
© The Board of Trustees of the
Science Museum Group

Case containing a Hypodermic syringe, glass and nickel-plated brass, with accessories. 20 mm x 80 mm x 80 mm, 61 g. The case is lined in a distictive purple velvet and contains one vial inscribed with 'COCAINE', a syringe and two needles. Trace residues remain inside glass barrel. Probably English, 1880-1910.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A620601
Materials:
case, leatherette, lining, velvet, lining, silk, syringe, glass and syringe, brass (nickel-plated)
Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 80 mm x 80 mm, 61g
type:
hypodermic syringes and cocaine
credit:
Wellcome Trust