syringe
Bone syringe excavated from a well or cess pit on museum property and probably associated with the Plume of Feathers public house. Similar item illustrated in Norman Flayderman 'Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders' p. 193. He thinks it may be a cake iceing tool.
Object Details
ID: | TOA0118 |
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Collection: | Lifesaving and medical equipment |
Type: | syringe |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | circa 1850 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 115 x 25 mm |