Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, tube, 2 rectal nozzles, one vaginal pipe, and one small nozzle (? aural), in case, by Compton, English, mid 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640574
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 236 mm
box: width 125 mm
box: height 41 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Piston action syringe with side tube

Piston action syringe with side tube

Piston action syringe with side tube

Materials:
pewter
Object Number:
A640574 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect nozzle to syringe

Tube to connect nozzle to syringe

Tube to connect nozzle to syringe

Materials:
gum-elastic
Object Number:
A640574 Pt2
type:
tubes
2 rectal nozzles

2 rectal nozzles

2 rectal nozzles, with single aperture, bulbous end

Measurements:
length 77 mm
Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640574 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Ivory tube with spray head

Ivory tube with spray head

Ivory tube with spray head, possibly vaginal pipe

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640574 Pt4
type:
vaginal pipes
Small ivory nozzle

Small ivory nozzle

Small ivory nozzle

Measurements:
length 40 mm
Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640574 Pt5
type:
nozzles
Support for rectal nozzle in self administration

Support for rectal nozzle in self administration

Support for rectal nozzle in self administration

Materials:
lignum vitae
Object Number:
A640574 Pt6
type:
supports