Enema set

Made:
1837-1845 in London
maker:
James and John Arnold
Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, tube and rectal nozzle, in case, by James and John Arnold, 35 West Smithfield, England, 1837-1845.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A129856
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 223 mm
box: width 109 mm
box: height 39 mm
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Rudge, H.

Parts

Syringe, piston-action with side tube

Syringe, piston-action with side tube

Syringe, piston-action with side tube

Materials:
brass and ivory
Object Number:
A129856 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe with nozzle

Tube to connect syringe with nozzle

Tube to connect syringe with nozzle

Materials:
gum-elastic
Object Number:
A129856 Pt2
type:
tubes
Pewter rectal nozzle

Pewter rectal nozzle

Pewter rectal nozzle

Materials:
pewter
Object Number:
A129856 Pt3
type:
nozzles

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