Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medicine
Object Number:
2002.1.2498
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
2 x 3/8 in. diameter
Description:
This tiny bottle shaped clear glass ampule has a white paper label that reads "1 cc No. 88/ Adrenalin Chloride/ (undiluted) 1x1000/ Parke, Davis & Co.". It was probably part of an emergency anaphylatic care kit for people who have severe allergic reactions; adrenalin slows or stops anaphlytic shock.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
