Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with piston action syringe, having tubing with compass-joint socket for two nozzles, in case, by S. Maw, 11 Aldersgate Street, Barbican, London, England, 1860-1870.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640546
Materials:
box, mahogany and velvet
Measurements:
box: length 258 mm
box: width 103 mm
box: height 44 mm
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Lecky

Parts

Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe, brass, by S. Maw, 11 Aldersgate Street, Barbican, London, England.

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A640546 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube, attached to syringe

Tube, attached to syringe

Tube, attached to syringe, covered with wool

Materials:
wool, covered
Object Number:
A640546 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles, metal

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A640546 Pt3
type:
nozzles