Rust-coloured rubber hose/tube connected to rubber funnel; unable to measure length because has stiffened in a coiled shape; (b) & (c): pasteboard box lid has woodgrain paper adhered to pasteboard; corners are held together with tan paper tape
KK - by style of lettering on label; date uncertain
Material
rubber: rust
pasteboard: tan
paper: tan woodgrain
Inscriptions
On paper label on (c): Form L495 // Stomach Tube with Funnel only // No. Size 28 Fr. //
Quality Guaranteed; printed on (a): MADE IN USA BU 28 Fr. (size)
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E6-12
Condition Remarks
(a) stiff; stuck together in coil shape; rubber is cracking; funnel still pliable; (c) abrasion around edges; one corner unglued & torn; hole pierced on 14 June 1984 to attach old # tag; #2: the box lid and base were yellowing and dusty; the stomach tube had cracks over approximately 20% of its surface; however, there was no significant change from the initial condition report; there were white, stringy particles, possibly cotton residue, inside the funnel and on the surface of the tube; the rubber was still pliable and there were no pieces flaking away; #3: rubber requires special treatment.