Veterinary Plunger

Date1850

Mediummetal

Dimensions3 5/8 × 15/16 in. (9.2 × 2.4 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mrs. A. B. Hayhurst

Object numberPC1973.10.29

DescriptionThis plunger was a medical device used by veterinarians in their services. The plunger has a silver colored handle on top that has a large circle with ridges around it connected to a cylinder. This cylinder then tapers into a shorter and wider cylinder that also has ridges. Attached to this handle is the main body of the plunger. The main body is a straight rectangular piece that has a corrugated and jagged edges on two sides. The other two sides have numbers and dashes engraved into it denoting distance. These numbers start with five and then increase towards the point of the plunger until reaching 30. The end of the plunger is tapered to a sharp point that has been well worn and is now brown instead of silver.

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