Odd glass piece?

[planejet42]

I found this detecting today while I was digging a hole. It was pretty deep. It is open on both ends. I truly have no idea what it is so any info would be much appreciated. Thanks for looking.

 

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[Breezie]

It's an ear syringe; circa 1930's. Unusual find, Breezie

 

[ivan salis]

to help clean out ear wax deposits and infections of the ear canal .

 

[planejet42]

It's an ear syringe; circa 1930's. Unusual find, Breezie

Really that's cool! Thanks! Does the syringe come apart like that? Mine looks a little different than the one in the picture. Thanks again.

 

[ivan salis]

most likely differant maker --same basic device

 

[planejet42]

most likely differant maker --same basic device

Okay, thanks! Mine is really small compared to the one Breezie shows

 

[ivan salis]

well it might also be to go into the end of the "male organ" to clean it out from infection * as well --

same basic design differant size / use.

 

[planejet42]

well it might also be to go into the end of the "male organ" to clean it out from infection * as well --

hmmm, we could just say its a medical device. Whatever it is, its really unusual.

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

Looks like the tip of a hummingbird feeder to me.

 

[ivan salis]

in the 30's (pre antibotic days ) infections were a serious problem --WW2 did a lot as far as advancing the anti infection meds of the day -- the differance was huge between pre war and post war treatment of infections.

 

[planejet42]

in the 30's (pre antibotic days ) infections were a serious problem --WW2 did a lot as far as advancing the anti infection meds of the day -- the differance was huge between pre war and post war treatment of infections.

interesting. That would fit into the era of the site where I was detecting. I found a 1915 wheat and a 1939 mercury dime there.

 

[ivan salis]

thats why I said something about it -- from the 1900 to the beginning of WW2 medicene was not nearly as "advanced" as it was during & after WW2 --major advances in the medical treatment of infections were made during WW2 and shortly afterwards --namely antibotics like penicillin *

pre war if one got a infection of the ear canal or a "socail disease" of the other part --often it had to be "fllushed" out with various chemicals in hopes too assist the body in fighting off the infection * by reducing the amount of infection thru either "flushing" it out with liquids or "sucking' it out by inserting the tip and pulling back of the plunger -- thus using the vacuum effect to pul lthe infected pus out

quite primative really.