Hypodermic Pravaz syringe - 19th century
Glass and metal syringe in it's case
The glass is broken in several places
not functional
PRAVAZ syringe: Antique syringe from the end of the 19th century.
Morphine addicts of the end of the XIXth and the beginning of the XXth century often used this kind of elegant syringe in its small case that could be easily slipped into a pocket.
Glass and metal syringe in it's case.
The glass is broken in several places
This syringe has a plunger with graduations and a glass body but the tips are not made of metal but seem to be made of celluloid resin, the ancestor of all plastics, manufactured at the end of the 19th century.
A screw step graduated from 0 to 10 allows to adjust its stroke and to measure the quantity of injected liquid.
The syringe is in its small case with felt inside. The compartment for the metal wires that were to be inserted into the needle is behind the felt part of the cover.
Dimensions of the case: 8cmx3cm
Dimensions of the syringe: Length 7cm without the needle
not functional
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Empty
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Fourth edition
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SOLD ON ITS OWN WITHOUT VIALS
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Antique tin medicine box
Empty
Anatomical chart by Ludovic Hirschfeld drawn by Léveillé
From Traité et iconographie du système nerveux et des organes des sens de l'homme avec leur mode de préparation
Published in 1866
Lithography
You buy 1 plate, not the whole set
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THERAPLIX
Hypodermic Pravaz syringe - 19th century
Glass and metal syringe in it's case
The glass is broken in several places
not functional
