The Wangensteen suction apparatus was developed by Owen Harding Wangensteen, the Chief of Surgery at the University of Minnesota. The Wangensteen suction apparatus is a modified siphon used to maintain constant negative pressure to treat small bowel obstruction. It is attached to a duodenal tube and relieves gastric and intestinal distention caused by retention of fluid.This is the only suction apparatus in the collection and was used by nurses when caring for some patients following bowel surgery.Two large glass flagons, one brown, one clear in colour. One 500 ml glass bottle with graduated markings and metal screw top lid with broken spigot glued into hole in lid. Three pieces of tubing, one with broken spigot inserted in one end, one with radio opaque markings and one with intact spigot in one end and rigid plastic tubing with bevelled end inserted through one hole of a two hole rubber bung.Brown glass flagon has raised printing on base - ISM 539, trade mark G over M above number, below number is 1, previous catalogue number on label on bottle and remnants of another label. Clear glass flagon has raised printing on base - IS 2013 with trade mark G over M above number, below number is 5. The 500 ml glass bottle has capital I on base with number 7 below I and unknown marking above I. DIN ml on neck of bottle, 100 - 500 graduated markings on body of bottle. wangensteen suction apparatus, bowel surgery, alfred hospital

William John ARCHER (Bill) No 321 (born Castlemaine, enlisted Castlemaine) in B Coy 21st Batt AIF on 18.1.15. Embarked for Eygpt 8.5.15. Hospital 9.9.15 with Influenza. Hospital 24.11.15 with Gastric Enteritis. Hospital 2.1.16 with Otitis Media. Transfers to the 57th Batt and embarks for France. Hospital with Trench Fever 4.10.16. Promoted to Cpl 28.4.17. Hospital 19.3.18 with Scabies. WIA 18.4.18 GSW's to chest and leg severe. Discharged from the AIF medically unfit 9.1.19. Alexander William ARCHER No 40637 (born Castlemaine, enlisted Melbourne) in the RAAF on 16.5.41 age 18 years 8 months. He wanted to be a Mess Steward and was taken in as he had worked in similar work line. He then has 5 postings before embarking for Egypt on 2.4.1942 and was posted to No 3 SQD RAAF on 20.5.1942. Re mustered as a Motor Cyclist he became a Dispatch Rider on 8.9.1942 between the RAAF and the Army. Alex served in the Middle East and Italy with 3 SQD. He embarked from Egypt diagnosed with Kyphosis and Scoliosis on 5.2.1944. In Australia he was re mustered as Office Orderly on 6.7.1944 and then discharged from the RAAF on 2.10.1944 Medically Unfit. Wooden base with brass shells either end resembling Officers caps,one being WWI, the other WWII, both inscribed. Centre plaque inscribed Alex Archer and Bill Archer, father and son. Above the centre plaque is a piece of German shrapnel chrome plated Map - "North Africa, 1940", on left hand side, "18-Pounder, 1917, Bill Archer-Anzac, 1914-1919", on right hand side, "German shrapnel"handcrafts - trench art, metal craft- brassware, arms - ammunition, military history - souvenirs

This medical / hospital feed tube was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Clear glass hollow cylinder with one end curved and tapered into a small cylinder.gastric feed tube, medical, hospital, tawonga district hospital