Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, tube, rectal nozzle and ivory vaginal pipe, in case

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A154034
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 227 mm
box: width 104 mm
box: height 41 mm
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Taylor, Francis

Parts

Syringe, piston action, with side arm

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action, with side arm

Materials:
brass and ivory
Object Number:
A154034 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A154034 Pt2
type:
tubes
Ivory rectal nozzle

Ivory rectal nozzle

Ivory rectal nozzle

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A154034 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Ivory vaginal pipe

Ivory vaginal pipe

Ivory vaginal pipe

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A154034 Pt4
type:
vaginal pipes

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