"Thanatopraxy Box, Charrière, C. 1840"
Frédéric Charrière Box with two syringes for embalming or cadaveric injections, circa 1840-1850Brass, ebony, steel, wood and velvet; box: 33.5x20x9cm. Item #4966Important box for thanatopraxy or embalming or, as described in 19th century catalogs, for cadaveric injections, with two syringes and signed by Charrière in Paris.The box is composed of two large syringes with double reinforcement handles and a smaller syringe, two taps and eight cannulas.Large syringes with double handles are uncommon, boxes with two syringes even more so.Missing a small cannula but an essential piece for anatomy and surgery collectors. 
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