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Type of Object
Syringe, ear
Date of Manufacture
1930-1950
Physical Details
Ear syringe and cups in leather case. Case is black leather and half-ovaloid in shape with a flat bottom, and has 4 built-in compartments for holding the component pieces of the set, including a rest for the syringe and the four cups. The cups are of varying sizes and fit neatly into one another, and similar in design. The bell of each cup is thin, tailored bone, and the top of the bell is brass with a thread-type screw attachment point for fixing the cups to the syringe. The syringe itself is heavy brass, with a ring-type plunger and 3 different detachable nozzles that screw in to the distal end of the implement. Two have thumb-screw type releases, and one is a direct connector. All are male threaded to connect to the female-type threading on the barrel of the syringe. Case is missing top half.
Dimensions (L x W x H)
5 cm. x 17 cm. x 9.5 cm.
Medical Subject
Injections -- instrumentation; Irrigation -- instrumentation; Otologic Surgical Procedures
Accession Number
2004.4.105
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Ear Syringe and Douching Set, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00064.jpg
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2010.