General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYRINGE MADE OF BRASS & OTHER METALS; FITTED WITH IVORY HANDLE..2 SILVER METAL NOZZLE SCREWS ONTO.1 EXTENSION TUBE..3 BRASS NOZZLE..4 RED LEATHER COVERED CASE HAS RED VELVET LINING; METAL HINGES & CLASP.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

20.7 cm

Width

5.3 cm

Height

5.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Hutchinson

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Sheffield

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This type of syringe presumably used in mid-19th century.

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto On.

Function

To introduce fluids into, or remove fluids from, the body via an orifice.

Technical

Small pump-type syringe with two nozzles which may have been used for administering enemas, or for flushing wounds or delivering medicinal liquids or ointments to the body via an orifice (ie. Vaginal, rectal, etc.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "INVENTED BY/ W & H HUTCHINSON/ SURGICAL INST. MAKERS./ SHEFFIELD" appears in raised print on plate fixed to syringe barrel. "REGISTERED 30 OCTOBER" appears in raised print over coat-of-arms. Text on coat-of-arms can not be discerned. "5" stamped into ball joint connecting extension arm to main body of syringe..2-.4 No markings visible. Small round label applied to one end of.4 case bears handwritten marking "AM 188".

Missing

POSSIBLY MISSING LENGTH OF RUBBER TUBING.

Finish

.1 SYRINGE HAS BRIGHT GOLD-COLOUR FINISH (LACQUER ?) ON MOST AREAS..2 NOZZLE IS DULL SILVER METAL COLOUR..4 CASE HAS RED KID-LEATHER EXTERIOR; FINE RED-VELVET LINING.

Decoration

.1 SYRINGE BARREL DECORATED WITH RAISED COAT OF ARMS FEATURING LION & UNICORN AND ELABORATE CREST.