2004/21/1-3

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 cardboard tube which is covered with green paper. 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 in box: glass and cork, paper; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'SYRINGE // Description // 1 syringe: // All glass apart from cork bung in top, and string wadding inside. // Tip is of glass and bulbous at end. // Syringe is kept inside carboard tube (with separate lid) which is covered with green paper. // Dimensions // 18cm (length of syringe when closed) // 19.7cm (length of tube casing) // 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.'

1914 - 1914

Glass, Bark, cork, Paper