Set of stomach pumping instruments

Made:
Sheffield
Set of stomach pumping instruments

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Set of stomach pumping instruments, in mahogany case, by A. Green, Sheffield

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A629584
Materials:
case, mahogany, case, velvet, lined, case, brass, pump, brass, pump, steel and pump, ivory
Measurements:
case: length 314 mm
case: width 138 mm
case: height 65 mm
type:
stomach pumps

Parts

Gum elastic oesophageal tube

Gum elastic oesophageal tube

Gum elastic oesophageal tube

Measurements:
length 285 mm
width 14 mm
Materials:
brass and steel
Object Number:
A629584 Pt1
type:
stomach tubes
Brass tube

Brass tube

Brass tube

Measurements:
length 235 mm
width 13 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A629584 Pt2
type:
tubes
Wooden gags

Wooden gags

Wooden gags

Measurements:
length 132 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A629584 Pt3
type:
gags