Petechiometer

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The Petechiometer—exclusive with Rexall—was advertised in 1948 as "a new device used in the measurement of capillary fragility. It is a simplifi- cation of the suction-type resistometer used in the Dalldorf test.” An inscription on this example reads “REXALL DRUG CO.” Gilbert J. Dalldorf (1900-1979) was a pathologist, virologist, teacher and administrator who received a Lasker Award in 1959 for the discovery of the Coxsackie virus, a virus often found alongside polio.

Ref: Ad in The American Journal of Nursing 48 (Aug. 1948): 63.

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-06518 Catalog Number: M-06518 Accession Number: 180479

Object Name: Petechiometer

Physical Description: plastic (overall material) wood (overall material) Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 4 in x 4 in; 17.145 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Record Id: nmah_729586

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