• Syringe for antidiphtheria serum: Dr Roux's method

Syringe for antidiphtheria serum: Dr Roux's method - LAFAY-SOUEL manufacturer

€155.00

Syringe for antidiphtheria serum: Méthode du Dr Roux

Walnut case by the manufacturer: Maison SOUEL, successor to Maison Lafay, which was recognized at the time as one of Lyon's leading manufacturers of medical instruments.

Early 20th century

Description

Syringe for antidiphtheria serum: Dr Roux's method

Walnut case 

Manufacturer's stamp inside: Maison SOUEL, successor to Maison Lafay, then recognized as one of Lyon's most brilliant medical instrument manufacturers.

Early 20th century

Dr. Roux discovers anti-diphtheria serum, and heads the Pasteur Institute he co-founded with Pasteur, with whom he was a close collaborator.

This sterilizable syringe for anti-diphtheria serum with rubber plunger features graduations on the metal body. 

Case dimensions: 11x7.5cm

Here, the flexible rubber tube is replaced by an angled metal tube.

Extract from Dr Roux's syringe catalog: