Aspirateur de Dieulafoy' set with trocar and canulae

Maker
Henry Galante et Fils (estab. Circa 1801, closed Circa 1900)
Date
Circa 1900
Description
Dieulafoy's Aspirator set containing: exhausting pump with metal frame, glass barrel and leather washer; 1 trocar with canula; 1 trocar without canula; 2 rubber tubes with metal nozzles (for attaching to canulae); vulcanite handle for inserting tocars and canulae; glass tube of wires for cleaning trocars; and leatherette case with purple velvet and felt lining.

Originally donated by Dr. Archibald Macdonald.

Object detail

Maker

Henry Galante et Fils (estab. Circa 1801, closed Circa 1900)

Other Maker

0 - Whole

Date

Circa 1900

Medium

metal, glass, leather, rubber, Vulcanite, wood, leatherette, velvet and felt

Measurements

17.4 x 8.3 x 4 cm

Accession Number

MHM03996

Credit line

Gift of AMA Victoria, 2011

Inscriptions

maker's mark ▫ marked: 'Galante à Paris' ▫ aspirator
name/inscriptions ▫ marked: 'Aspirateur de Dieulafoy', 'Henry Galante - Paris' and 'H' / 'G' insignia ▫ case

Object Type

equipment
instruments

Named Collection

AMA Victoria

Medical History Museum Category

Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments

Museum

Medical History Museum