Daniel Meyer
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« on: October 11, 2011, 12:53:35 PM » |
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Sooo...this was floating around in the back of the Pharmacy...it has one vicious looking needle on it…but it's not made for injecting or removing fluids… It has a spring-loaded plunger that pushes a pin out to clear out whatever is in the needle.  More pics/description: http://cupolaart.com/2011/10/10/any-clue-what-this-is/ |
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2011, 01:10:38 PM » |
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years ago my father(collector) had something similar. it came with different sized needles, he always said it was for measuring out opium, as it came in semisolid blocks.
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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2011, 01:12:04 PM » |
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Wish I had contact info for my old doctor (He got sick of the bureaucracy surrounding medicine so just shut down his practice), he collected old medical equipment... Barring that, might send off a quick query to some medical museums... Here's one: http://www.thackraymuseum.org/ask-a-question.htmlHere's another: http://www.bcmamedicalmuseum.org/contactVery curious to see what you find out about it... That looks.... That looks like something that's gonna be keeping me up at night terrified of having nightmares where my subconscious will come up with uses for it just to scare the bajeezus outta me and keep me from sleeping! |
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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2011, 01:24:29 PM » |
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That's as close as any I've seen to it online...was morphine a solid or powder though? I don't think this thing would work on liquids. And I agree with the "morphine first, please... "  |
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2011, 01:39:42 PM » |
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Looks like cattle needles to me. Got tons of metal ones similar to that in the barn. Way to big to use on a human. What is that, 12 ga? Biggest we use is a 18 ga, sometimes a 16 ga if you piss us off.  We use 14 ga to chest decompress. Those are like swords. I'm leaning towards livestock. |
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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2011, 01:56:15 PM » |
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Those are like swords. I'm leaning towards livestock.
I would have too...before I did a little google searching on early 1900's medical equipment  |
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2011, 05:30:48 PM » |
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Looks like cattle needles to me. Got tons of metal ones similar to that in the barn. Way to big to use on a human. What is that, 12 ga? Biggest we use is a 18 ga, sometimes a 16 ga if you piss us off. We use 14 ga to chest decompress. Those are like swords. I'm leaning towards livestock. Livestock as well. Similar to the one we stab cows with in the ear... |
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2011, 05:38:04 PM » |
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Morphine Base is a solid, as is Opium and Heroin. Morphine and Heroin are easily put in solution, Opium is harder, usually in alcohol.
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« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2011, 05:54:06 PM » |
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Seem to recall old war movies (an maybe Private Ryan, the medic with the liver shot out??), where the guy is hit, and they seem to stab him with something to stop the pain, NOT like a regular syringe, and I'm pretty sure it was Morphine. This piece looks exactly like what they would have stabbed them with, according to looks and description.
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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2011, 06:28:20 PM » |
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Here's some info and pics of the WWII style syrette: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrette |
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« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2011, 08:10:35 PM » |
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Looks like cattle needles to me. Got tons of metal ones similar to that in the barn. Way to big to use on a human. What is that, 12 ga? Biggest we use is a 18 ga, sometimes a 16 ga if you piss us off. We use 14 ga to chest decompress. Those are like swords. I'm leaning towards livestock. You're alot more considerate in Indiana than we are in VA. 14 ga needles were the standard here for trauma, I've started many of them. 16 ga is still the preferred size for anyone that will need fluid. I used to carry a 2" 12 ga in my kit just to "show" to obnoxious drunks and overdoses, the looks on their faces could be priceless when they thought I was going to start their IV with it.  |
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