Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, Read's patent, with syringe, tube, and a rectal nozzle too short for space in case, English, probably 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640564
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 228 mm
box: width 103 mm
box: height 37 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston-action with side arm

Syringe, piston-action with side arm

Syringe, piston-action with side arm

Materials:
bronze and bone
Object Number:
A640564 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe with nozzle

Tube to connect syringe with nozzle

Tube to connect syringe with nozzle

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640564 Pt2
type:
tubes
Metal rectal nozzle

Metal rectal nozzle

Metal rectal nozzle, rather short for gap in box

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A640564 Pt3
type:
nozzles