| Title | Novocain Still |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date | 20th c. |
| Subject | Dental Equipment
Dental Equipment -- history
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| Description | 16 x 9.5 x 7". Water purification. Clear glass still for Novocain administration and accessories. Metal frame with two arms which hold two clear glass distilling tubes to distill liquid. It was used for distilled water to be used with Novocain before the advent of carpules (c. 1935). Set includes two small white glazed stoneware containers with metal wire handles which could be used to dissolve pills for filling syringes with Novocain. A small glass Bunsen burner is also part of the set. |
| Digital Collection | Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection |
| Web Site | http://waring.library.musc.edu |
| Holding Institution | Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2010, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library. |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Lowcountry
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| Digitization Specifications | Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm |
| Date Digital | 2010-06-16 |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Images |
| Resource Identifier | 2008-34 MDM |
| Note | Belonged to collection owned by Dr. Neil Macaulay a dentist in Columbia, SC and given to MUSC from his estate in 1976. |
| CONTENTdm number | 596 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 597.jpg |
