Post-Medieval — 17th century
Syringe
A turned hollow cylinder of long bone with screw thread at either end forming the barrel of a piston-action syringe made from six sections. The cylinder caps both have a circular hole in the centre for the piston. The largest, next to the plunger cap is slightly convex, the other is flat with a screw thread for nozzle attachment. The conical nozzle has a tiny bore. There is a turned finial at one end of the piston, secured by a rivet, the other end has been turned to form a plunger. The syringe is complete.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- A5689
- Object name:
- syringe
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 17th century
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 93 mm (138 mm extended) L (nozzle) 19 mm, L (piston) 73 mm, DM (barrel) 15 mm, DM (cap) 18 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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