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Medical Anal Syringe, by Down, London, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 43003

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.43003

Subject
Medicine
Item type
Object
Makers
Down
Provenance
Not ascertained.
Primary inscriptions
'DOWN/LONDON', punched in wood at top of the plunger.
Physical material
Boxwood
Object type
Syringe
Dimensions
Height: 145mm Width: 33mm Depth: 33mm Weight: 48g
Inventory No
43003

Description

Boxwood wooden anal syringe with cuboid main body with rounded corners and a cross hatch pattern, a plunger with screwed-down head and a tapering tube with 8 holes the side.

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