overall: 2 1/2 in x 13 in x 7 1/4 in; 6.35 cm x 33.02 cm x 18.415 cm
overall: 2 in x 13 in x 7 in; 5.08 cm x 33.02 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
Pump, Stomach
pump
stomach pump
enema
clyster
Other Terms:
Pump, Stomach; Medicine
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Associated Place:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1879-1896
Description:
Wooden case containing a nickel-plated aspirator (pump), hose, three nozzles and two mouth gags. This device, which could be used as a stomach pump or to administer enemas, is stamped “A. L. Hernstein / NEW YORK.” Hermann Hernstien was a German immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1841 and established a medical instrument company soon thereafter. His son, Albert L. Hernstein, took charge of the business about 1867. The purple velvet in the case suggests that this pump was made before the introduction of aseptic instruments in the early 1890s.