Lee's Tank Package for silkworm gut suture thread

Maker
J. Ellwood Lee Co. (closed 1905)
Date
Circa 1890-1905
 Description
Cylindrical, fully enclosed glass tube of "Lee's Tank Package", silk-worm gut, by J. Ellwood Lee Co. The clear glass tube has three rubber side nobs for removing silkworm gut thread from the glass spindle inside. The tube has been drained of the sterilizing alcohol when some of the thread was used and resealed.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1890-1905
Medium
silkworm gut, glass, rubber, paper and ink
Measurements
10.1 x 3.1 cm
Accession Number
MHM03934
Credit line
Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011
Inscriptions
name/inscriptions ▫ marked: 'Lee's Tank Package/Assorted Sizes. Pat. 1893./Boiled and preserved in alcohol/J. Ellwood. Lee. Co./Conshocken, P.A.'
Object Type
equipment
Named Collection
AMA Victoria
Medical History Museum Category
Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments
Museum
Medical History Museum

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