Strange objects...
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Strange objects...
I'm looking for help from the collective knowledge and inventiveness here. I have found a walking stick, or part of one, amongst my father's belongings and cannot figure out why it contains a small vial. The walking stick is in parts that screw together. The bottom part is missing, but when you remove the duck's head at the top, a small vial with a rubber stopper is neatly fitted within the top part with a spring below it to cushion it. The label on the vial is headed 'Becton Dickinson' and 'sterile vacutainer' with a number below.
So what is it? Answers below please. By the way, if it is worth anything, offers will be accepted.
So what is it? Answers below please. By the way, if it is worth anything, offers will be accepted.
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These folks would be a good start ... BD Vacutainer Safety Solutions for Blood Collection
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That's a very old vacutainer. The red top indicates that it has no additive and is used for serum. I assume the '86 is the expiry date, and it is certainly a very old design.
Why someone apparently has posted it into a walking stick, I have no idea! It's not much use for taking a sample without a needle and needle holder.
Why someone apparently has posted it into a walking stick, I have no idea! It's not much use for taking a sample without a needle and needle holder.
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Looks like someone replaced your glass container with a blood container possibly due to breakage
Looks like someone replaced your glass container with a blood container possibly due to breakage
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Originally Posted by radar101
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Looks like someone replaced your glass container with a blood container possibly due to breakage
Looks like someone replaced your glass container with a blood container possibly due to breakage
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Thanks everyone! This also neatly ties in with my family's fondness for a tipple. It makes more sense than them being vampires...
Anyhow... when I started the thread I was wondering if anyone else has any strange objects lying about, so post away.
Anyhow... when I started the thread I was wondering if anyone else has any strange objects lying about, so post away.
