Vaginal pipe. Cylindrical vulcanized rubber pipe with cupped, ribbed proximal end with interior threading and distal end with 4 concave facets and 2 holes in each facet. This pipe was likely attached to a douching device for vaginal irrigation.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Vaginal pipe. Cylindrical bakelite pipe with cupped, ribbed proximal end with interior threading and distal end with 4 concave facets and 2 holes in each facet. This pipe was likely attached to a douching device for vaginal irrigation.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Vaginal pipe. Cylindrical vulcanized rubber pipe with ribbed proximal end with small nozzle that is flared on the underside and tapered at end with interior threading; distal end with 4 concave facets and 2 holes in each facet. This pipe was likely attached to a douching device for vaginal irrigation.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Vaginal pipe. Cylindrical vulcanized rubber pipe with cupped, ribbed proximal end with interior threading and distal end with 4 concave facets and 2 holes in each facet. This pipe was likely attached to a douching device for vaginal irrigation.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Vaginal speculum. Metal bivalve speculum; short, duck-billed anterior blade with notch at distal end; posterior blade is flat with rectangular end; anterior blade has a small arm that adjusts hinge that opens and closes blade; vertical steel piece in wishbone shape connected to anterior blade with two rivets at the end of the bifurcated 'U' shap...
Created:
1900 - 1950?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Vaginal speculum. Bivalve steel speculum; blades are a half-duckbill shape with 90 degree angle leading to slimmer portion of the metal where blades are held together via a joint at the bottom and a long thumb screw further up, used to hold the two blades at different distances apart; there are lobed protrusions on both blades near terminal end ...
Created:
1890 - 1930?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Vaginal speculum. Bivalve metal vaginal speculum; speculum body made from wire; concave posterior blade and flat anterior blade; rectangular loop wire handle; thumb screw adjusters on distal end of anterior blade and at joint between anterior blade and handle. Includes manufacturer markings:"E. Müller."
Created:
1880 - 1930?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Vaginal speculum. Metal bivalve duck-billed speculum; anterior blade is slightly shorter than the posterior blade; anterior blade has a small notch in the distal side; curved, notched piece extends from anterior blade; another metal piece extends from posterior blade and wraps around notched piece, which acts as a mechanism for changing the dist...
Created:
1910?
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.