Aspirator and accessories

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Aspirator and accessories

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Aspirator and accessories, cased, by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, English, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A662801
Materials:
case, wood and case, velvet, lined
Measurements:
case: length 229 mm
case: width 97 mm
case: height 49 mm
type:
aspirators

Parts

Piston-action aspirator

Piston-action aspirator

Piston-action aspirator

Measurements:
length 211 mm
width 58 mm
height 38 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A662801 Pt1
type:
aspirators
Aspirator needle

Aspirator needle

Aspirator needle

Measurements:
length 105 mm
diameter 10 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A662801 Pt2
type:
aspirator needles
Blunt pilot for use with aspirator

Blunt pilot for use with aspirator

Blunt pilot for use with aspirator

Measurements:
length 146 mm
diameter 9 mm
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A662801 Pt3
type:
blunt pilots
Pieces of wire stored in glass tubes

Pieces of wire stored in glass tubes

Pieces of wire stored in glass tubes

Measurements:
length 120 mm
tube: diameter 7 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A662801 Pt4
type:
leads
Plastic handle for use with needles

Plastic handle for use with needles

Plastic handle for use with needles

Measurements:
length 50 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
metal and plastic
Object Number:
A662801 Pt5
type:
handles

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