Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, Wright's improved, with syringe, tube, 2 rectal nozzles, nozzle support in case, English, 1832-1843

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640601
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston acting

Syringe, piston acting

Syringe, piston acting, with side tube

Materials:
brass and ivory
Object Number:
A640601 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Tube to connect syringe to nozzle

Tube to connect syringe to nozzle

Tube to connect syringe to nozzle

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640601 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two ivory rectal nozzles

Two ivory rectal nozzles

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

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640601 Pt3
type:
nozzles
Nozzle support

Nozzle support

Nozzle support, for self-administration

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A640601 Pt4
type:
supports