Enema syringe set

Enema syringe set

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Enema syringe set, in ivory, with syringe, tube, two rectal nozzles and one vaginal pipe, in case, mid 18th century

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640603
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 242 mm
box: width 135 mm
box: height 47 mm
type:
enema syringes
credit:
Sanderson, K.W.

Parts

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action, with side tube

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640603 Pt1
type:
enema syringes
Two part tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Two part tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Two part tube to connect syringe and nozzle

Materials:
gum-elastic and ivory
Object Number:
A640603 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two rectal nozzles

Two rectal nozzles

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

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640603 Pt3
type:
nozzles
long tube with collar

long tube with collar

long tube with collar, likely a vaginal pipe

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640603 Pt4
type:
vaginal pipes
Small cap

Small cap

Small cap, ivory

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640603 Pt5
type:
caps
L-shaped connecting tube

L-shaped connecting tube

L-shaped connecting tube

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640603 Pt6
type:
connectors