Syringe

Object/Artifact

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Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Name/Title

Syringe

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.01

Description

Pewter Clyster with wooden handle, overall length of 18 3/4 in from tip to end of handle. Cylindrical mid-section is 9 1/4 in long & 3 in diameter. Wood handle 3 1/2 long, nozzle end 6 in long. Artifact was used for irrigating and evacuation of fecal material from the bowels and lower digestive tract. In the 19th century it was also used for delivery of drugs.

Made/Created

Date made

1820 - 1850

Dimensions

Length

18-3/4 in

Diameter

3 in