Enema set

Enema set

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Enema set, with syringe, two-part oesophageal tube, tube to connect syringe, 3 rectal nozzles and a rectal plug, in case, by Weiss and Son, 62 Strand, London, England, 1847-1883.

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640605
Materials:
box, mahogany and box, velvet
Measurements:
box: length 253 mm
box: width 162 mm
box: height 59 mm
type:
enema syringes

Parts

Syringe, piston action, with side tube, and pewter noze tube, to fit into reservoir

Syringe, piston action

Syringe, piston action, with side tube, and pewter noze tube, to fit into reservoir

Materials:
brass and pewter
Object Number:
A640605 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:
A640605 Pt2
type:
tubes
Two part oesophageal tube in gum elastic

Two part oesophageal tube in gum elastic

Two part oesophageal tube in gum elastic

Materials:
gum elastic
Object Number:
A640605 Pt3
type:
stomach tubes
Three ivory rectal nozzles

Three ivory rectal nozzles

Three ivory rectal nozzles

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
A640605 Pt4
type:
nozzles
Key to case

Key to case

Key to case

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A640605 Pt6
type:
keys