Accession No

2477

Brief Description

enema syringe and stomach pump, 1/2 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

medical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood; ivory; cloth (silk); rubber; gum

Dimensions

syringe length 260mm box length 320mm; breadth 161mm; height 65mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Wooden fitted box. Brass syringe with ivory ‘T’ handle. 3-way valve operated by spring lever on body of syringe. Brass tube attachment (push-on) for outflow (when used as stomach pump) or pick-up (when used as enema). India rubber silk-covered tube with brass attachments at each end: one pushes on to syringe; the other screws into ivory nozzle. Two nozzles - one straight, one at right angles. Two wooden guards fit over nozzles. For stomach pump: coiled wire tube covered with elastic gum; nozzle end with four holes. (Attachment to pump missing).

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