Enema set

Made:
London
Enema set

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Enema set, by Compton, with syringe, tube, two rectal nozzles and a spray, and nozzle support, in case, English

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A232179
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 238 mm
box: width 124 mm
box: height 43 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston-action

Syringe, piston-action

Syringe, piston-action, with side tube

Materials:
pewter and ivory
Object Number:
A232179 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Gum elastic tube

Gum elastic tube

Gum elastic tube, broken, to connect syringe to nozzle

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A232179 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two straight ivory rectal nozzles

Two straight ivory rectal nozzles

Two straight ivory rectal nozzles

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A232179 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Ivory tube with spray head

Ivory tube with spray head

Ivory tube with spray head, possibly vaginal pipe

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A232179 Pt4
type:
vaginal pipes
Nozzle support for self administration

Nozzle support for self administration

Nozzle support for self administration

Object Number:
A232179 Pt5
type:
supports