- Subject
- Medicine
- Item type
- Object
- Primary inscriptions
- Paper label inside lid: "JAS. ARNOLD, / SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER, / AND CUTLER, / No 35, West Smithfield / LONDON / Trusses & Bandages / Cutlery ground, sett & repaired daily." Syringe body: "WARRENTED / IMPROVED PATENT SYRINGE / LONDON MADE / ARNOLD / 35 WEST SMITHFIELD / LONDON"
- Object type
- Syringe
- Dimensions
- Height: 38mm Width: 239mm Depth: 103mm Weight: 416g
- Inventory No
- 77593
Description
Wooden hinged case with a lock closing mechanism. Inside, the box is lined with purple velvet and there are recesses for storing the enema syringe. Two tubes have become stuck to the velvet. There is a yellow paper makers label adhered to the velvet in the lid of the box. Stored in the box are two metal syringe nozzles, one is slightly longer than the other. There is also the copper alloy main body of the syringe with the patent details inscribed on the cylindrical body of the syringe.
