Enema set

Enema set, with syringe, tube

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Enema set, with syringe, tube
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Enema set, with syringe, tube, two rectal nozzles and nozzle support in case, mid 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A195670
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:
A195670 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle, broken

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A195670 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two ivory rectal nozzles

Two ivory rectal nozzles

Two ivory rectal nozzles, one stright, one L-shaped

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A195670 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Nozzle support for L-shaped nozzle

Nozzle support for L-shaped nozzle

Nozzle support for L-shaped nozzle, for self-administration

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A195670 Pt4
type:
supports