Object number
95/8/1-2
Creator
Description
Drenching gun used for administering medicine in liquid form to horses and cattle. 'Cooper's R.T.Z. Drenching gun' From Nettlebed, Oxon.
A metal drenching gun with a rubber lining and a curved spout, used for administering medicine in liquid form to horses and cattle. The gun has a hand-operated plunger which allows different amounts of drench to be pumped out according to need. It is attached to a rubber pouch which would be filled with the medicine. It is marked 'Cooper's R.T.Z. Drenching gun' and 'Not suitable for use with oil based drenches'. The gun belonged to the donor's neighbour in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, who had been a farmer.
Physical description
Drenching gun: metal, rubber
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: DRENCHING GUN // Accession number: 95/8/1–2 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 16.1.95 // Description: Metal drenching gun with rubber lining and curved spout. The hand operated plunger can have the range of movement altered by moving a pin. This allows different amounts of drench to be pumped out according to need. The gun is attached to a rubber pouch by means of a flexible tube. The pouch has a metal screw cap through which it can be filled with fluid and straps for fixing round the operator. // Dimensions: Length of gun: 34.0 cm Length of sac or pouch: 49.0 cm // Associated information: Inscription: COOPER’S R.T.Z. DRENCHING GUN // MADE IN ENGLAND // On pouch: NOT SUITABLE FOR USE WITH OIL BASED DRENCHES. // References: Probably used for administering doses of drench to sheep. // Date: c.1950. Acquired by [donor] as for 95/6 & 95/7 [Acquired by [donor], quite recently, at the death of a near neighbour, Wing Commander P. Dodson a former farmer.]'
Production date
1950 - 1950
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16318.tif - High resolution image
