Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, to Read's patent, with syringe, tube, L-shaped rectal nozzle and valve pea, in case, English, probably 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640575
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A640575 Pt1
type:
syringes
Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640575 Pt2
type:
tubes
L-shaped ivory rectal nozzle

L-shaped ivory rectal nozzle

L-shaped ivory rectal nozzle

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640575 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Pea for syringe valve

Pea for syringe valve

Pea for syringe valve, possibly cuckoo

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A640575 Pt4
type:
valves