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Names

Name PrimaryMelbourne University Medical History Museum Medical Purging Equipment

IDs

ID LocalMHM003

ID Urihttp://www.jnmhugateways.unimelb.edu.au/mhm/MHMS014.htm

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionFive sets of Victorian era enema and stomach pumps.

Full DescriptionFive sets of Victorian era of enema and stomach pumps consisting of ivory and metal enema tubes, oesophageal pipes, a vulcanite mouth gags and stomach tubes by makers such as S. Mawson & Thompson and Mayer and Meltzer, both London instrument makers, and Joseph Gray & Son, from Sheffield.

SignificanceThis collection contains a range of medical and scientific instruments of significance to the history of Science in Australia.

RightsPlease contact the Medical History Museum, Cultural Collections, University of Melbourne

AccessPlease contact the Medical History Museum, Cultural Collections, University of Melbourne

Subjects

localAnimal structure and function; Digestive Organs; Enema; Medical Equipment; Purging; Scientists; Social history; Stomach tubes

scotAnimal structure and function; Australia; Digestive Organs; History; Medical Equipment; Scientists; Social

person_orgDr.; George; Gray; Howard; Joseph; Mawson; Son; Thomas; Thompson

Coverage Spatial

TextSheffield; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; London

Coverage Temporal

From1860

To1900

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:43

Date Created in MME2011-06-07 09:49