Record

Reference NumberREAD/388
TitleBrass Items
Date1875-1925
DescriptionBrass items, barrel‑shaped, consisting of a hollow brass tube with a screw‑in cap on one end, and a spherical tank connected to an angled brass tube on the other. Similar to a stomach pump, the screw‑in cap was possibly fitted with a piston and finger ring, with an India‑rubber tube attached to the opposite end.
Extent2 items
Dimensions250mm x 40mm
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Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NamePump
TermMiscellaneous Equipment
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1977Thomas Read & Co; 1744-1997; Surgical instrument makers1744-1997
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