Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with piston action syringe, gum elastic, two nozzles and stand, in case, 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A54084
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 209 mm
box: width 102 mm
box: height 36 mm
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Piston-action syringe with side tube

Piston-action syringe with side tube

Piston-action syringe with side tube

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A54084 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Gum-elastic tube

Gum-elastic tube

Gum-elastic tube

Materials:
gum-elastic
Object Number:
A54084 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles, bone, one L-shaped

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A54084 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Barrel shaped support for L-shaped nozzle

Barrel shaped support for L-shaped nozzle

Barrel shaped support for L-shaped nozzle

Materials:
lignum vitae
Object Number:
A54084 Pt4
type:
supports