Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, tubing and two rectal nozzles, in case, 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640553
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 233 mm
box: width 115 mm
box: height 42 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe

Piston action syringe, with side tube, pewter

Materials:
pewter
Object Number:
A640553 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Gum elastic tube to connect syringe to nozzle

Gum elastic tube to connect syringe to nozzle

Gum elastic tube to connect syringe to nozzle

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640553 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles

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

Materials:
bone
Object Number:
A640553 Pt3
type:
nozzles