Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use

Made:
1831-1870 in Edinburgh
maker:
Gardner
Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use

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Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use, in wooden case, by Gardner, Edinburgh, mid 19th Century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A177562
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass, case, velvet, lined, pump, metal and pump, ivory
Measurements:
case: length 306 mm
case: width 157 mm
case: height 65 mm
pump: length 262 mm
type:
stomach pumps
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Gag for use with stomach pump

Gag for use with stomach pump

Gag for use with stomach pump

Measurements:
length 109 mm
width 23 mm
height 12 mm
Materials:
ebony
Object Number:
A177562 Pt1
type:
gags
Metal sinker for immersing in liquid when filling pump

Metal sinker for immersing in liquid when filling pump

Metal sinker for immersing in liquid when filling pump

Measurements:
length 68 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A177562 Pt2
type:
sinkers
Bone, self administering rectal nozzle

Bone, self administering rectal nozzle

Bone, self administering rectal nozzle

Measurements:
length 73 mm
width 19 mm
height 22 mm
Materials:
bone and metal
Object Number:
A177562 Pt3
type:
rectal nozzles
Length of flexible tubing

Length of flexible tubing

Length of flexible tubing

Measurements:
folded: length 270 mm
folded: width 130 mm
Materials:
metal , cloth and rubber
Object Number:
A177562 Pt4
type:
tubing
Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Measurements:
folded: length 265 mm
folded: width 130 mm
Materials:
metal and cloth
Object Number:
A177562 Pt5
type:
oesphageal tubes

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