Alan Humphries, the Librarian of the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds, identified this as a urethral syringe used to treat ailments in men by injecting substances directly into the penis.Sarah Bond, of London’s Museums of Health and Medicine, suggested that this is a syringe for delivering enemas rectally. There is a comparable example pictured in the Wellcome Trust’s online image library, dating from the late 19th century.
Urethral syringe used in 19th century venereal treatment declared best archaeological find
Alan Humphries, the Librarian of the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds, identified this as a urethral syringe used to treat ailments in men by injecting substances directly into the penis.Sarah Bond, of London’s Museums of Health and Medicine, suggested that this is a syringe for delivering enemas rectally. There is a comparable example pictured in…
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