Enema syringe set

Made:
1841 in London
Enema syringe set

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Enema syringe set, in wooden case, by Maw and Stevenson, English, 1841, Aldersgate Street

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A85958
Materials:
case, mahogany, brass and velvet, lined
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Woods, C.H.

Parts

Enema syringe

Enema syringe

Enema syringe, piston action, with side tube

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A85958 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Length of flexible tubing

Length of flexible tubing

Length of flexible tubing, to connect syringe and nozzles

Materials:
metal and gum elastic
Object Number:
A85958 Pt2
type:
tubes
Bone rectal nozzles

Bone rectal nozzles

Bone rectal nozzles

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A85958 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Bone nozzle

Bone nozzle

Bone nozzle, right-angled for self-administration

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A85958 Pt4
type:
nozzles
Wooden support for nozzle when used for self-administration

Wooden support for nozzle when used for self-administration

Wooden support for nozzle when used for self-administration

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A85958 Pt5
type:
supports