Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use in wooden case

Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use in wooden case

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Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use in wooden case, probably 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A159185
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass, case, velvet, lined and pump, ivory
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

Materials:
ebony
Object Number:
A159185 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

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A159185 Pt2
type:
sinkers
Bone self-adminsteing nozzle

Bone self-adminsteing nozzle

Bone self-adminsteing nozzle

Materials:
bone and metal
Object Number:
A159185 Pt4
type:
rectal nozzles
Wooden shield for use with self-administering rectal nozzle

Wooden shield for use with self-administering rectal nozzle

Wooden shield for use with self-administering rectal nozzle

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A159185 Pt5
type:
shields
Length of flexible tubing

Length of flexible tubing

Length of flexible tubing

Materials:
metal and cloth
Object Number:
A159185 Pt6
type:
tubings
Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Materials:
metal and cloth
Object Number:
A159185 Pt7
type:
oesophageal tubes