Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, two rectal nozzles, tubing and a nozzle support, in box, by John Weiss, 62 Strand, London, England, 1830-1883.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640621
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 206 mm
box: width 103 mm
box: height 38 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Piston acting syringe with spherical handle

Piston acting syringe with spherical handle

Piston acting syringe with spherical handle

Materials:
brass and ivory
Object Number:
A640621 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Two ivory rectal nozzles, one straight, one L-shaped

Two ivory rectal nozzles

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

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640621 Pt2
type:
nozzles
Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Materials:
cloth
Object Number:
A640621 Pt3
type:
tubes
Nozzle support for self-administration

Nozzle support for self-administration

Nozzle support for self-administration

Materials:
lignum vitae
Object Number:
A640621 Pt4
type:
supports
Key to case

Key to case

Key to case

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A640621 Pt5
type:
keys