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Veterinary syringe

Veterinary syringe

Syringe consisting of a metal tube with a wooden plunger, turned handle, thick needle screwed into the cylinder and wooden box with sliding lid. Traditional veterinary instrument used in rural animal hygiene and care practices at the Undabeitia farmhouse (Mungia, Bizkaia)

  • Place depicted: Bizkaia
  • Type of work: Herramienta
  • Period: XIX

Work datasheet

  • Inventory no./Abbreviations: 2000/3835
  • Date: Last quarter of 19th century
  • Technique and support: Grey pewter and pine wood
  • Dimensions: 8 × 54 × 8 cm, 8.5 × 34.5 × 8.5 cm (box)
  • Entry date and details: Donated by Segundo Arteta in 2006