Enema apparatus consisting of a brass syringe (b) with manufacturer's mark on the front; rubber tube covered in green, woven silk attached to side of syringe; revolving brass enema pipe at end of tube; resting in a customized velvet-lined varnished wooden case (a) with locking closure lid; key miss…
Enema apparatus consisting of a brass syringe (b) with manufacturer's mark on the front; rubber tube covered in green, woven silk attached to side of syringe; revolving brass enema pipe at end of tube; resting in a customized velvet-lined varnished wooden case (a) with locking closure lid; key missing.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - case - Size: Length 26.2 cm x Width 10.5 cm x Depth 4.2 cm
b - syringe - Size: Length: 73.0 cm x Diam. 2.4 cm
Provenance
Donated by Dean Barry Smith, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University.
Stamped on front: "C // MSM // TRADE MARK // S. MAW & SON // 11 ALDERSGATE S // LONDON"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E6-13
Condition Remarks
Metal corroded at joints and ends; syringe tarnished; fair amount of discolouration on tube; discolouration of velvet inside case; wooden case is cracked along middle of top of lid; varnish missing from bottom of case
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
Web site, "Pitt Rivers Museum at University of Oxford"; "A Catalogue of Surgeon's Instruments," S. Maw and Sons, 1866, p. 49-51 (similar to figs. 8 and 9); CD #7.
Research Facts
The Maw company was founded in London in 1807, and was still in the hands of the Maw family by 1901; the case is most likely missing a second enema pipe, as the company did make models with smaller pipes for children.
Exhibit History
On exhibit in the Friend-Vandewater Gallery in Botterell Hall, Queen's University; removed January 27, 2010