Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, tube, two nozzles and support, in case, by James and John Arnold, 35 West Smithfield, London, England, 1831-1870.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640545
Materials:
box, mahogany and velvet
Measurements:
box: length 238 mm
box: width 113 mm
box: height 39 mm
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Davis, D.M.

Parts

Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe, brass and wood, by James and John Arnold, 35 West Smithfield, London, England.

Materials:
brass and wood
Object Number:
A640545 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Gum elastic tube

Gum elastic tube

Gum elastic tube

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640545 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles, one L-shaped, ivory

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640545 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Support for L-shaped nozzle

Support for L-shaped nozzle

Support for L-shaped nozzle, lignum vitae

Materials:
lignum vitae
Object Number:
A640545 Pt4
type:
supports