| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/198 |
| Title | Sparklet Apparatus |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Creator Name | Sparklets Ltd, Pressurised Gas Manufacturer, 1896- |
| Description | This metal cylindrical is an apparatus labelled “SPARKLET HOLDERS J SIZE,” with a detachable screwed stopcock. The hollow cylindrical body was used to house a carbon dioxide cylinder. The stopcock features a handle, engraved with “SCREW DOWN LIGHTLY,” a twistable bolt, and a spout. The spout bears the engraving “Made in England” and is connected to an India rubber tube with an ebonite connector, ending with a catheter. The metal cylinder presents some corrosion and the India rubber is damaged. The apparatus worked by screwing down the handle, which punctured the gas cylinder and released gas at a controlled rate. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | Tube and catheter: 750mm x 10mm |
| Apparatus: 230mm x 70mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Sparklet Apparatus |
| Term | Anaesthesiology -- instrumentation |
| Catheterisation |
| Therapeutics |
| General Surgery -- Instrumentation |