Name/TitleCaponising instrument (syringe)
About this objectPart of a caponising set for implanting a Boots preparation called Hexoestral in livestock to increase their rate of growth by the action of the female hormone. This item is a metal syringe with a hollow centre to carry the small white cylindrical pills and a plunger to inject them into the bird or animal.
The donor states the kit was used at Groton near Boxford c. 1950-1969 for fattening cockerels for Christmas.
Medium and MaterialsWhole: metal
MeasurementsLength 120mm
Width 60mm
Object Typesyringe
Object numberSTMEA:1991-1.1a
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
