{"product_id":"vintage-glass-ear-syringe","title":"Vintage Glass Ear Syringe — Original Box \u0026 Packing, Antique Medical","description":"\u003cp\u003eA charming and increasingly rare piece of domestic medical history — a vintage glass ear syringe, still in its original box with original packing. Glass ear syringes were a standard fixture of the British medicine cabinet from the Victorian era through to the mid-20th century, used for irrigating the ear canal to remove stubborn wax. Finding one intact in its original box is genuinely unusual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSyringe:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good condition — no cracks or chips in the glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Split on corners with some age-related colour loss — consistent with age. Original packing present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall:\u003c\/strong\u003e A well-preserved example of everyday Victorian and Edwardian domestic medicine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glass ear syringe — a standard item of domestic medical equipment from the Victorian era through to the mid-20th century. Glass was the preferred material for medical syringes before the widespread adoption of rubber and later plastic, as it could be sterilised by boiling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Victorian to mid-20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignificance:\u003c\/strong\u003e A tangible piece of everyday medical history — the kind of object that would have sat in a family medicine cabinet for generations. Increasingly sought after by collectors of medical ephemera, apothecary enthusiasts, and prop buyers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e The combination of intact glass syringe and original box makes this a particularly complete and displayable example.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Curio Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65445687230813,"sku":"0040","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1088\/1335\/3309\/files\/glass-ear-syringe-box-label-white-background.png?v=1785751859","url":"https:\/\/curiooptics.com\/en-us\/products\/vintage-glass-ear-syringe","provider":"Curio Optics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}