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LicenseInvalid drinking pipe, silver, early 19th century
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Invalid drinking pipe, silver, early 19th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Invalid drinking pipe, silver, early 19th century
The sick siphon has a misleading name. It had nothing to do with vomiting. It was the user who was likely to be sick – or elderly. The siphon is hooked over the side of a cup of soup or water and then used like a straw to drink the liquid. The bottom has a pierced cover to strain food and ensure that no large lumps were drunk.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A600100
- Materials:
- silver
- Measurements:
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overall: 19 mm x 94 mm x 93 mm, .03kg
- type:
- sick siphon
- credit:
- Spink's
