what is this thing?

pie4me

anybody know what this device is? and what it's used for? it was in a box of gun parts I recently acquired, looks more like a medical instrument than gun related?

tocamoha

You've obviously never been around a nursing mother.It's a breast pump

Spider7115

quote:Originally posted by tocamoha
You've obviously never been around a nursing mother.It's a breast pump

Yep, that's what it is. Maybe she had a pair of 38's. [;)]

pie4me

no, I believe you might be wrong, I think it's a phlebotomy antique glass with rubber bulb bloodletting cup as shown in upper right of this photo, all the breast pumps I have seen have tube rigging exiting to the resovoir pump apparattus itself, this thing I've shown would not hold much milk whatsoever..this device/instrument is probably a Civil War item worth thousands..LOL!

pie4me

here is a link to a drawing of the 1st breast pump invented in 1854
looks nothing like this thing

http://www.google.com/patents/US11135?printsec=drawing#v=onepage&q&f=false

babun

It's a breast pump for sure. I sell lots of them in my antique store and on eeebaayyy. Worth about $5 to $10. But I offer FREE instructions for any buyers age 18 to 25.[:D]

pie4me

just browsing ebay with a "breast pump" search I see no 5 to 10 dollar breast pumps at all? maybe you are shortchanging yourself at 5 to 10 bucks? [8D]

fordsix

it is quack medicne item.. some thought vacuum units attached to skin would cure things..

babun

quote:Originally posted by pie4me
just browsing ebay with a "breast pump" search I see no 5 to 10 dollar breast pumps at all? maybe you are shortchanging yourself at 5 to 10 bucks? [8D]


Look at the COMPLETED antique breast pump listings. 31 items like yours. Sold from $3.99 to $9.99. One did sell at $30, but that is an odd style the "Kantleak" company made few of. Your"s with a single ring around the rubber bulb is the most common one around. Sorry.

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