if anyone is interested in the coolest collection of needles and syringes that they have ever seen, please take a look at ebolavirus' link! Great Stuff!
The very bottom shelf on the right....The syringes with the big rings are aseptic syringes...Instead of a plunger inside they were 'mineral' filled that was made of all things, asbestos...
Aseptic syringes (catheters) were used to fill vile or containers with a powder or liquid...This is the old form of sterilized transfer of material, now a days it's automated...
I dropped a link with images of some of the same old syringes and sterilizers a few images back, have a look...
Ferdy that sounds excellent to me! Im always intrigued by the words Motts uses to label his pics! Maybe if we are lucky , he will give us the final word!
I grew up down the street from this place. It was just one of the buildings of a large hospital campus. This building was abandoned while the other buildings of the campus were still in operation. All of the buildings were connected by underground tunnels. My friend used to work the graveyard shift in the maintenance dept. back in the 1980's, and we explored every square inch of this place. It was scary as hell. When people died in the other hospital buildings of the Broadacres complex, they would wheel the bodies on gurneys through the tunnel that led to this building, so they could store the body for the coroner to pick them up. My friends and I have been chased by the cops many times from this place. I couldn't imagine what my childhood would have been like if this place were not here. it's a shame that they tore it down.
Motts,I too have been one of your biggest fans for a few years now and really have out done yourself this month.Thanks again for a wonderfull offering.