Saline infusion apparatus

Maker
Warner & Webster (estab. Circa 1890)
Date
Circa 1880-1920
Description
Saline infusion apparatus, "Horocks", metal lidded box oval, comprising glass intravenous drip chamber, metal cannula, rubber tube, needle, wire insert for the needle and silk, in japanned box. The kit is in its original case.
Inscribed inside box 'Warner & Webster/(...)/Melbourne'
Arthur Warner and George Webster began trading towards the end of the 1800s in Melbourne's CBD. Originally a manufacturer of instruments, prosthetic limbs, mobility equipment, batteries for medical devices, and even x-ray machines, they also imported medical, surgical, and veterinary instruments and consumables as well.
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Object detail

Maker

Warner & Webster (estab. Circa 1890)

Date

Circa 1880-1920

Medium

glass, rubber, silk thread, cardboard, metal, paint

Measurements

3.9 x 13 x 10 cm (case)

Accession Number

MHM03363

Credit line

Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011

Inscriptions

name/inscriptions ▫ marked on skein's cardboard: 'Warranted Pure Silk/No. 4' ▫ apparatus
maker's mark ▫ marked: 'Warner & Webster/(...)/Melbourne' ▫ case

Object Type

equipment

Named Collection

AMA Victoria

Medical History Museum Category

Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments

Museum

Medical History Museum