Wooden Box of Ivory Points Used for Smallpox Vaccination

National Museum of American History

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Object Details

unknown
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
ca 1870 - 1905
ID Number
2017.0184.073
accession number
2017.0184
catalog number
2017.0184.073
Object Name
biological
vaccinator, points
public health
Physical Description
ivory (overall material)
wood (container material)
Measurements
overall, wooden box: 2 3/8 in x 7 3/8 in x 5 3/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 18.7325 cm x 13.6525 cm
overall, small vaccination point: 1 1/2 in x 1/4 in; x 3.81 cm x .635 cm
overall, larger stick: 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 1/4 in; .3175 cm x 7.9375 cm x .635 cm
overall, smallpox vaccine kit box: 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 1.27 cm
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Antibody Initiative: Smallpox
Antibody Initiative: New York City Public Health Collections
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_722405
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-8b9b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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