Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, tube and two rectal nozzles to John Read's patent, in folding leather case, English, early 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640556
Materials:
box, leather, velvet and wood
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, pewter

Syringe, pewter

Syringe, pewter, piston action, with ivory knob

Materials:
pewter and ivory
Object Number:
A640556 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle, gum elastic

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640556 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two metal rectal nozzles

Two metal rectal nozzles

Two metal rectal nozzles

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A640556 Pt3
type:
nozzles