Set of stomach pumping instruments

Set of stomach pumping instruments

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Set of stomach pumping instruments, in mahogany box, by Savigny and Company, 67 St. James's Street, London, England, c. 1850.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A103423
Materials:
case, mahogany, case, velvet, lined, case, brass, pump, brass, pump, steel and pump, wood
Measurements:
case: length 313 mm
case: width 140 mm
case: height 65 mm
type:
stomach pumps

Parts

Gum elastic tubing

Gum elastic tubing

Gum elastic tubing, brass mount at 1 end, ivory nozzle at other

Measurements:
length 230 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
rubber , metal , brass and ivory
Object Number:
A103423 Pt2
type:
tubing
Gum elastic tubing

Gum elastic tubing

Gum elastic tubing, brass mount at each end

Measurements:
length 285 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
rubber and brass
Object Number:
A103423 Pt3
type:
tubing
Steel sinker

Steel sinker

Steel sinker, for immersing in liquid

Measurements:
length 62 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
metal and steel
Object Number:
A103423 Pt4
type:
sinkers
Wooden shield for use with a self administering enema nozzle

Wooden shield for use with a self administering enema nozzle

Wooden shield for use with a self administering enema nozzle

Measurements:
length 45 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A103423 Pt5
type:
shields