Historical information
This veterinary item was found in a walk-through dairy at Wombat Track, Orbost. It has been identified by vet, Peter Honey (9.1.2015) as possibly used for flushing abscessed or mastitis teats. It could have been improvised for another use by the farmer and was probably originally for medical use.
Significance
These items are representative of items used in Orbost on dairy farms in the first half of 20th century.
Physical description
A glass syringe-like tube with a glass plunger inside. There is a small hole at one end and a movable plunger at the other end which has a cork collar.
