Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, to Read's patent, with syringe, tube and two nozzles in case, English, probably 19th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640576
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action, with side arm

Materials:
brass and ivory
Object Number:
A640576 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Materials:
cloth
Object Number:
A640576 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles, ivory, one straight, one L-shaped

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640576 Pt3
type:
nozzles