2004/22/1-3

This is a syringe. It is almost entirely made of glass, apart from a cork bung in the top and string wadding inside. It is kept inside a blue cardboard tube. It was used by Georgina Pullen (later Cook) of Andover, Hampshire and Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, during her work as a rural midwife in 1914-17.

1 syringe: glass; Good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'SYRINGE // Description // 1 syringe: // Smaller than 2004/21, although of the same design. // Kept in blue cardboard tube (with separate lid) // Dimensions // 14cm (length of syringe when closed) // 16cm (length of cardboard tube) // Associated information // See 2004/17', MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) [2004/17/1-17] – 'FIRST AID BOX // ... Associated information // Used by Georgina Pullen (later Cook) of Andover, Hants & Hambledon, Bucks. // She was a rural midwife in the period 1914-17. // See also 2004/18-25 for other items used by Ms. Pullen in her capacity as a midwife.'

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