Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, by I. Read, possibly patentee, with syringe, tubing and two rectangular nozzles in case, 1826-1900

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640555
Materials:
box, mahogany and velvet
Measurements:
box: length 214 mm
box: width 95 mm
box: height 34 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Piston action syringe with side tube, pewter, and wood handle

Piston action syringe with side tube

Piston action syringe with side tube, pewter, and wood handle

Materials:
pewter and wood
Object Number:
A640555 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe and nozzle, gum elastic, broken

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle, gum elastic, broken

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640555 Pt2
type:
tubes
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:
A640555 Pt3
type:
nozzles