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Potain's aspirator

HC.I.4.41

Mathieu (agent)

Boxed Pontin’s aspirator with blue silk lining and compartmentalized to hold the pump and attachments. Included are a range of trocar and crannulae; nossles, tap valves and attachment for drainage reservoir. Used for manually extraction of mucus or bodily fluids from a patient. Manufactured by Mathieu in France, sold by Young & Son, Edinburgh.

Twentieth century, mid