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U.S. Government Blackleg Vaccinating Outfit Box with Veterinary Syringes. Washington D.C.: Z.D. Gilman, late 19th – early 20th century. Wooden box for the Blackleg vaccinating kit. Containing two non-original veterinary syringes, one case of hypodermic needles, rubber washers, and a 10cc glass barrel. 5 5/8 x 5 ½ x 3". Good.“Blackleg, also known as black-quarter or quarter-evil, is an infectious, usually fatal, disease of cattle and sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium chauvoei. By the late 19th century, the disease was causing heavy losses to cattle herds in the western United States. The Pasteur Institute introduced blackleg vaccination kits beginning about 1895. The kit included a mortar and pestle, a glass funnel with linen filters, and a complete syringe set, along with packets of blackleg vaccine. To use, the vaccine powder was first finely ground in the mortar and mixed with water. The resulting solution was filtered through linen, and then injected into the animal's tail, ear, or shoulder." – Smithsonian Institute