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

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