Syringe.

EMHT1648

Syringe.

Large brass syringe as used by Army vets. Length 27 cm [depressed], length with plunger extended 37 cm, width at widest point 63 mm. The plunger has a single ring at its top. Upon the top of the syringe itself is a short neck above the4 main body to which two side rings are attached. Their purpose is to steady the device when in operation. The chamber is 14 cm in length and 4 cm wide. The chamber held the fluid to be applied. The base of the syringe has a removable 'needle' and it was through the 1 mm diameter aperture that the fluid exuded.

S. Maw Son & Sons Ltd, London. Inscribed ' S MAW SON & SONS LTD LONDON ENGLAND.' This company traded from Aldersgate, London between 1901 and 1940.

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