Enema set with syringe

Enema set with syringe

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Enema set with syringe, rectal nozzle and parts of connecting tube, in case, by Lynch and Co., 171A Aldersgate Street, London, England, 1876-1900.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A201943
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 255 mm
box: width 104 mm
box: height 48 mm
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Syringe, piston-action, lacks sidearm

Syringe, piston-action

Syringe, piston-action, lacks sidearm

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A201943 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Rectal nozzle, metal, corroded to tube end

Rectal nozzle

Rectal nozzle, metal, corroded to tube end

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A201943 Pt2
type:
nozzles
Hinged tube ends, one with nozzle, to connect syringe, very incomplete

Hinged tube ends

Hinged tube ends, one with nozzle, to connect syringe, very incomplete

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A201943 Pt3
type:
tubes