Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use

Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Set of stomach pumping instruments with accessories for rectal use, in wooden case, probably 19th century, probably English

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A627427
Materials:
case, wood, brass, pump, metal and ivory
Measurements:
case: length 287 mm
case: width 147 mm
case: height 53 mm
pump: length 241 mm
type:
stomach pumps

Parts

Gag for use with stomach pump

Gag for use with stomach pump

Gag for use with stomach pump

Measurements:
length 108 mm
width 21 mm
height 13 mm
Materials:
ebony and cloth
Object Number:
A627427 Pt1
type:
gags
Metal sinker for immersing in liquid when filling pump

Metal sinker for immersing in liquid when filling pump

Metal sinker for immersing in liquid when filling pump

Measurements:
length 79 mm
diameter 22 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A627427 Pt2
type:
sinkers
Bone rectal nozzle

Bone rectal nozzle

Bone rectal nozzle

Measurements:
length 79 mm
diameter 21 mm
Materials:
bone and metal
Object Number:
A627427 Pt3
type:
rectal nozzles
Bone self-administering rectal nozzle

Bone self-administering rectal nozzle

Bone self-administering rectal nozzle

Measurements:
length 82 mm
width 16 mm
height 20 mm
Materials:
bone and metal
Object Number:
A627427 Pt4
type:
rectal nozzles
Wooden shield for use with self-administering rectal nozzle

Wooden shield for use with self-administering rectal nozzle

Wooden shield for use with self-administering rectal nozzle

Measurements:
length 35 mm
width 28 mm
height 21 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A627427 Pt5
type:
shields
Length of elastic gum tubing

Length of elastic gum tubing

Length of elastic gum tubing

Measurements:
folded: length 225 mm
folded: width 123 mm
Materials:
metal and cloth
Object Number:
A627427 Pt6
type:
tubing
Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Elastic gum oesophageal tube

Measurements:
folded: length 280 mm
folded: width 132 mm
Materials:
metal and cloth
Object Number:
A627427 Pt7
type:
stomach tubes
Elastic gum tubing

Elastic gum tubing

Elastic gum tubing, possibay on oesaghageal tube

Measurements:
folded: length 254 mm
folded: width 127 mm
Materials:
metal and cloth
Object Number:
A627427 Pt8
type:
stomach tubes