Enema set

Made:
1831-1870 in London
maker:
Read
Enema set, Read's new patent

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Enema set, Read's new patent
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Enema set, Read's new patent, with syringe tube and one of 2 rectal nozzles, in case, by Read, 25 Regent Circus, London, England, 1831-1870.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A201074
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A201074 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Gum elastic tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Gum elastic tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Gum elastic tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A201074 Pt2
type:
tubes
Metal rectal nozzle

Metal rectal nozzle

Metal rectal nozzle

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A201074 Pt3
type:
nozzles