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Item details
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Object number
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M-953
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Manufacturer
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Ambson
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Place
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United Kingdom
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Date
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1900s
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Category
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Syringes
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Description
In 1821 the French otologist Jean Marc Itard irrigated the ear canal to remove hard wax, by using a syringe prototype designed for enemas which was made from tin and brass. This glass and cork ear syringe was manufactured by the Ambson Company in the United Kingdom, about eighty years afterwards. Its lightweight properties would have been ideal for application to the sensitive regions of the ear canal.