Name/Title
Admiral Hypodermic Needles in case by Beckton-Dickinson, prior 2007Entry/Object ID
2007.37.1Description
ACC. NO. 07.37.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: MEDICAL
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: HYPODERMIC NEEDLES IN CASE
DESCRIPTION: NICKEL-PLATED CASE WITH CAPTION, "ADMIRAL," CONTAINING GLASS HYPODERMIC NEEDLES WITH DETACHABLE NEEDLES. THE CASE IS SIGNED, "BECKTON-DICKINSON & CO., RUTHERFORD, NJ." LAST PATENT IS DATED 1915.
SIZE: L 4" X W 2-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: HYPODERMIC NEEDLES AND ACCESSORIES IN THEIR ORIGINAL CASE. THEY WERE OWNED BY THE LATE ARCHIE WATERBURY (1918-2007). ARCHIE WAS A LONGTIME ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, CITY OF ALAMEDA.
DONOR: ESTATE OF ARCHIE WATERBURY
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
