993.34.1: Suction Pump, c. 1906
Additional Images
Image No. 2057 ; Photographer: Helen Kingsley
Object Description
Spring action metal pump, part of Becton Dickinson Dry Cupping Set, to be used with cupping glasses. Consists of a small container and removable lid with central shaft. To one end of shaft [inside container] a spring is connected. A finger rest collar connected to upper end of shaft is pressed down to activate spring. Manufacturer's details stamped into lid 'BECTON DICKINSON & CO. RUTHERFORD N.J. PAT. DEC - 06'. Nozzle to attached to rubber tube missing.
Object Classification
Accession Number: 993.34.1
Collection: Therapeutics
Date: c. 1906
Object Dimensions
- Height: 10.5 cm
- Diameter: 4.5 cm
Object Parts
- a) Base
- b) Lid and shaft with seal and steel spring
Object Materials
- copper alloy,
- plating,
- rubber,
- steel
Acquisition Detail
- Manufacturer: Becton, Dickinson & Co.
- Patent Date: 1906-12-01
- Owner: Dr. William Charles Walsh
- History of Use: Phlebotomy Instruments. For use with cupping glasses [see 993.35.1, 993.36.1, 993.37.1]. Used by Dr William Charles Walsh [1881-1956] an early Vancouver physician with a practice on the East Side until 1953.
