Stomach pump, late 19th century

Dublin Core

Title

Stomach pump, late 19th century

Subject

Codman and Shurtleff

Abstract

Nine piece stomach pump set in rectangular wooden box. Box is polished wood with rectangular brass plate on lid and brass pull opening mechanism. Interior of box is lined with red and brown faded velvet. Lid contains one pump attachment tube. Other side of box contains two long red and brass tube attachments, one large stomach pump with wooden handle, one wooden-handled brass and metal pointed instrument, one brass attachment, one wooden instrument with hole in center, one unknown small black metal instrument, and one small metal pin.

Creator

Codman and Shurtleff

Date Created

Late 19th century

Rights

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Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Warren Anatomical Museum: 21412

Format

object

Extent

1 stomach pump set

Medium

Medical Equipment

Type

physical object

Identifier

Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21412

Provenance

This stomach pump set was created in the late 19th century by the firm of Codman and Shurtleff in Boston, Massachusetts. It was found in the collections of the Warren Anatomical Museum.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Stomach pump set

Physical Dimensions

15 W x 30.5 D x 5.5 H cm

Files

21412_v3.JPG

Citation

Codman and Shurtleff, “Stomach pump, late 19th century,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/16585.