C1860 Japanned Double-Action Reservoir Enema Syringe

C1860 Japanned Double-Action Reservoir Enema Syringe

$695.00

C1860 Double-Action Reservoir Enema Syringe

Dimensions

See images

Circa

1860

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Categories: Medicine, Therapeutic & Functional Aids

Description

A c1860 japanned enema syringe in its original case. No maker indicated but the The Weiss 1863 catalog shows an identical instrument ( see images) and describes it as a “Double -Action Reservoir Syringe : By means of this syringe the fluid is injected in a continuous stream”(London, 1863: Plate LII). The bronze-color japanning is in remarkably good condition for its age as is the lacquer on the metal parts. The mechanism works but the end of the plunger, which is intact,  has shrunk slightly over the years and moves a bit too easily.  Length of case: 11” or 27cm. 

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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: [email protected] or 718-541-5974