Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, supplied by Charbonnier, with syringe, 2 tubes, rectal nozzle and 2 gum elastic pipes, in box, probably mi 19th century, French

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640584
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, chamois
Measurements:
box: length 249 mm
box: width 115 mm
box: height 42 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston-action, with side tube

Syringe, piston-action

Syringe, piston-action, with side tube

Materials:
metal and horn
Object Number:
A640584 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Two sections of tube, to connect syringe to nozzle cloth covered

Two sections of tube

Two sections of tube, to connect syringe to nozzle cloth covered

Materials:
cloth
Object Number:
A640584 Pt2
type:
tubes
Metal rectal nozzle

Metal rectal nozzle

Metal rectal nozzle

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A640584 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Gum elastic vaginal pipe, deteriorated

Gum elastic vaginal pipe

Gum elastic vaginal pipe, deteriorated

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640584 Pt4
type:
vaginal pipes
Gum elastic nozzle, deteriorated

Gum elastic nozzle

Gum elastic nozzle, deteriorated

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640584 Pt5
type:
nozzles