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Object number2012.47.49 a,b

Date1840-1879

OriginNew York, NY

Mediumcardboard paper

Credit LineGift of Melinda Hays Evans

DescriptionBox for "The Improved Enema Syringe."Dimensions0.687 x 2.75 x 7.375 in. (1.7 x 7 x 18.7 cm)
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"The Improved Enema Syringe / With an Elastic Rubber Bulb, and two Instruments in one, with Male and Female Pipes, suited to Adults and Children. / Persons Subject to HABITUAL CONSTIPATION will derive great benefit from the daily use of this Syringe, which / invigorates the system and frequently effects a radical cure, rendering unnecessary the constant use of cathartics, / which debilitate, and at best afford only temporary relief. / DIRECTIONS FOR USE- Before inserting the injecting pipe, immerse the suction-tube, compress the bulb a few times until / the air is expelled, and the fluid flows freely. To empty the Syringe after use, compress the bulb quickly a few times. Great care / should be observed to remove all fluid from the instrument after it is used. / NOTICE- When the valve boxes are unscrewed to cleanse the Syringe, or otherwise, be particularly careful not to lose the / valves, which may then drop out. / MANUFACTURED BY / THE GOODYEAR RUBBER CO., / NEW YORK."
Historical NotesPart of a collection of medical supplies of Dr. James Glenn Dickson who operated in the Canonsburg area from the 1840s to the 1870s. Donor Melinda Hays Evans’ family found the apothecary chest with accompanying medical supplies in a barn on their property in the Canonsburg area. The collection documents the practice of a mid-19th century small town doctor.

Previous owner Dr. James Glenn Dickson

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