An Early 19th-Century French Pewter Sit-Down Enema
$595.00
An Early 19th-Century French Pewter Sit-Down Enema
Circa
1820s
Country of manufacture
France
Description
An early 19th-century, patented, cylindrical enema with a sit-down mechanism. Height as in first image: 10″ or 25cm.The cap is stamped “NEGASSEK INVENTEUR BREVETE PARIS with his hallmark. A copy of his 1819 patent claim is shown in the last image.After filling the well and raising the flange, the user sits down on the latter, driving the piston into the well and expelling the liquid into the rectum.. A near identical device is shown in Bidaux & Lepart’s Étains Médicaux et Pharmaceutiques (N.D., c1960: p. 83)–see 7th image.
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M and R Gordon
Michael and Roberta Gordon have been dealing in medical and dental antiques for more than four decades. They have helped build a number of major private collections and have contributed to the holdings of many museums. They also deal in other scientific and technology related items, including calculating instruments, office machines, patent models and wine-related accessories such as corkscrews. ROBERTA GORDON IS A SKILLED RESTORER WHO CAN HELP YOU WITH ANY INSTRUMENTS AND CASES THAT NEED ATTENTION. Feel free to contact them for details at: mgordon1940@gmail.com or 718-541-5974
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