Category: Vaccination
Estimated Date: 1857
Name: Vaccinator
Manufacturer: J.W. Gordon M.D.

Description: 1.7” long .6 wide, resembles a conventional single bladed scarifier but the tip is a hollow tube for performing vaccinations. Activated by a loop above the tube-vaccinator and released by a lever on the side. Inscribed, pat by J. W. Gordon, M.D., Jan 27, 1857, Baltimore, MD.

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