- Subject
- Medicine
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Dr Eguisier
- Provenance
- Presented by Miss M. Ryle in 1980. Thought to have been used either by the donor's father, Dr R. J. Ryle of Brighton, or by her elder brother, Professor John Alfred Ryle. Associated with Commans Chemists, Bath.
- Object type
- Syringe
- Dimensions
- Height: 109mm Width: 251mm Depth: 150mm Weight: 2005g
- Inventory No
- 45593
- Accession Number
- 1980-21
Description
The main body of the syringe is a large cylinder with an enlarged base and a tap at one end, to which the tube attaches. There is a pump at the other end, which has a key. The gutta percha tube has a green fabric covering, a metal attachment at one end and an Ivory shaft with rounded tip and small hole at the other, attached at a right angle and possibly detachable. The fitted wooden case has a hinged lid and a locking mechanism. The key sits in the lock. Also present are a decorative wooden fragment and a curtain hook.
