Vintage Enema Items

:😃 Ok. Got ur attention! R these bags available to buy? Maybe they might be "retro."?

Had these in the family eons ago. Saw them in the C's videos which brought back those memories. Sooo folks..pls let me know of resource;.being doing the google and ebay searches, etc. Thks. doug

Please cite specific pictures and bags and I will try and send you links of where you can purchase them.

Naughtydoc

Here's a link to check out:

http://www.optimalhealthnetwork.com/product.asp?specific=jnonjpp8 - amber latex retro bag

Hi everyone, did you see the amber latex bag on E Bay that sold for over $400. Now that is the real bag or someone is foolish to pay that high price.

I have "fond" memories of a foldup Protecto type equipment and occasionally see them on Ebay but the bid price is always very high and I generally lose out. I would like to have one but not at some of those prices. They are so old I suspect they will not last too long.

If i remember correctly someone told me about a place but i'll have to research and find out but will let you know if i do. I'd kinda like to buy one myself.....greg

Vintage-LOOKING bags are available on ebay, and you can buy on the same sort on rojo enterprises.

I like the "colonpro" bag that is sold on ebay. 4qts, good quality, 4 tips, $35 for buy it now.

do your search under "enema, and it will come up.

Doc.

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Hi, anyone knows how to mantain flexibility on this old items. I try with some lubricant but with no result. ???

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As latex and rubber contain petroleum products, it is vital that you never use anything else with petroleum in it, since it will leach the plasticizers out of the material and accelerate the aging process. Things like Vaseline, Armor All and STP's Son Of A Gun are things you would want to avoid. There are latex lubricants/shining products made for the fetish industry that might help preserve flexibility, but nothing that i know of that will restore it once it is lost or has begun to harden up. In addition to petroleum-based lubricants, the other worst enemies for latex/rubber are sunlight and heat.

Good luck with it,

Latexman

Does anyone remember a big red bulb syringe the was made by BF GOODRICH rubber company.

My aunt had one it had these side ribs on it and i still remember the name of the box # 238 bf goodrich and when i was a kid it was used on me a few times, just for me to see it in her bathroom at that age put the fear in me, to me it was the most intimadating syringe that i ever seen, I think it probably held about 10oz of water.

Have been looking on e-bay for one of them but no luck so far so i surmise it was a product of the 40,s or 50,s or 60,s and not made anymore today.

My aunt had a large bathroom with a big vanity top and that box was always sitting on it and on the bathroom door there was also a hotwater bottle hanging with a hose rapped around it and i knew what it was used for but i never got a enema with that one.

It's unfortunate that our favorite classic enema bulbs are not being reproduced. My own favorite is the white 10 ounce Faultless douch bulb that featured an anotomically curved and tapered spray pipe that terminated in a built in shield. While it was never intended to be used for enemas, I can remember staring at the pictures in my mom's Sears & Roebuck catalog when I was a teen and wishing that she had one like that to use on me.

May I add that the enema bulb that comes closest to your 10 ounce red one is the 9 ounce red enema bulb with thick black, bat shaped nozzle, from ROJO enterprises. Although a bit pricey at $45, it is a quality medical item made from real gum rubber.

I've been collecting enema and douche paraphernalia for over 2o years now and have only been able to find two BF Goodrich Sojourns, a few DAVOL Travelfold syringes and a couple of Wearever Journey Aid folding syringes. They are as flexible today as they were over a half century ago. They are made of a very high quality amber latex and will likely be as flexible 50 years from now. I do alot of antiquing and will occassionally come across such treasues. People are getting smarter and wiser though and are pricing them accordingly. There was just a SOJOURN up for auction on ebay, but it disappeared prematurely before it was to end 4 days from now. Sometimes sellers get offers offline that are too tempting to decline and take items off for no other reason than claiming they had made a mistake or error in the listing. It was at $255 before it vanished. About 4 years ago there was a SOJOURN on ebay listed as a 'Buy It Now' for $1,100. It sold for that price a day later. Just keep looking and you may get a delightful surprise as I sometimes do on my trips when looking into that next booth in a flea market.

It is one best way to buy vintage items ?

If you have some secrets please tell me.

Thank you.

DORSAY I daresay there is no 'best way' to buy vintage enema related items. I am a collector and have been for over 20 years. Before the internet and before sellers got wind of what these things might fetch, there were flea markets, antique stores, emporiums and antique auctions and shows that sometimes would turn up a little treasure. It was always an adventure just to drive out to some of those Godforsaken 'burgs' or 'villes', hunting for something that people were embarrassed to display. It was 'eureka' when sometimes around the corner and in the next seller booth I would find an old fountain syringe or a wood box filled with a set of ebonite gutta-percha syringe tips. I go out less now because gas is up and availabilty of these items is down. Today, I find myself glued in front of the PC monitor combing the ebay site for such paraphernalia. It's becoming almost unbearable trying to sift through all the new items to locate the vintage stuff. It wasn't always that way, when I first got hooked on ebay over 9 years ago. I have found many items, some of which I had no idea that existed and paid a premium to acquire them. I'm really fascinated by the douche nozzle's evolution of shape as it moved through the decades. Some are bulbous and curved while others look like eggbeaters or spiral shaped boar penises. Some have a mechanical movement that opens like a duckbill while others can expand at the very tip. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Your question was where to find and buy vintage enema equipment. My recommendation is to search the ebay site and revisit it about every 4 days. Items are constantly changing and sellers leave it out there for anywhere between 5 to 10 days. Seven days seems to be the favorite. You also might put an ad in this forum under 'personal ads' indicating you are interested in others as well as locating vintage equipment. You just might get the reverse though...vintage folks and new equipment...ha, ha. Also don't forget the antique malls and flea markets. If nothing else, they may make for a fun day trip.

I still hit the road once in a while...grab a burger and put on the Willie Nelson song, 'On The Road Again' and enjoy my freedom. God Bless America.

I too have been an eBay addict for many years. Occasionally I will find something that I go to the wall for. Often I am in competition with deep pockets and have to drop out just when I think what I want is in the bag! My abiding interest is in colonic irrigation systems and techniques that were developed and in use from the 1920s through the 50s. I love glass percolators, lots of rubber tubes, chromium plated valves and plumbing, tables and units, text books, etc. etc. What we need is an enema/colonic museum. There must be some wealthy klismaphiles out there who could endow one. I would happy to know there was such a sympathetic environment I could leave my collection to.

Rubbertube, there have only been two auctions on ebay that I can remember when vintage colonic irrigation systems came under the hammer. They were both Dirker units from the 40's, complete with amber rubber hoses and steel in/outflow nozzles. I was high bidder on one of them and now it's sitting in my 'museum room' along with my other antique medical items. I know most of the folks on this site are looking to connect with others for potential e-play, but I find it nice that there are some that collect the vintage and nostalgic equipment.

I recently bought an antique enema/douche bag with a variety of interesting nozzles. When I receive it, are there any precautions I should take - cleaning, storing? Should I use the nozzles or should I just use the ones I have?

Having gone throughwell over a dozen bags in the 40-or-so years I've been using enemas, I can think of a couple of precautions.

Very carefully check the flap and hole on the top used for hanging combination bottles and fountain syringes.. Old rubber tends to crack, and you may damage the bag trying to support a full load of enema solution. You can also protect against this by adding a metal grommet, a small ring that will fit inside the hole.

Don't use mineral oil, vaseline, or any petroleum-based substance as part of your enema solution, or allow any of those substances to come in contact with the bag, as they weaken and/or dissolve rubber. A good rule I still remember from college chemistry is that what will dissolve in water will not dissolve in oil, and vice-versa.

The biggest and wisest precaution would be not to use it. It's not that you don't know where those tips have been, but knowing where they've been should register in your mind that it may be a potential safety hazzard. I've collected vintage enema and douche gear for over 25 years and have hundreds of bags and bulbs and never have used any of it. They are interesting to look at like a viper behind a glass cage, but I sure as hell would not want to handle it. If on the other hand you are just interested in collecting, than my recommendation is to leave it as you receive it. Any additional attempt to clean and polish may only add to the risk of damaging it.

^^^^ That's very good advice.

Well, whatever you do be sure to CLEAN the new stuff. Just because we, as careful and experienced users take care of our precious equipment, and wash it thoroughly, doesn't mean that some previous owner, through ignorance or sloppiness didn't let fouled water back up into the tubing and/or bag. UGH! I always soak new (to me) used equipment in a strong solution of soapy Clorox before rinsing, drying, and inspecting it.

It is interesting to see enema bags for sale on e-bay, with the tubing connected, the clamp shut, and a nozzle in place, in a box with the claim "new and unused". Give me a break!

Kinda makes you wonder if the nozzle was even wiped off after the last use!

Thanks for the feedback from everyone about the antique enema/douche bag and wonderful nozzles. I do pride myself on having a lot of common sense and using it. I'm sure it will take all of the willpower I have not to yield to temptation and try one of those nozzles though.

I have a good collection of vintage bags and find the quality superior to some available today. I always carefully check the condition of the bags and sanatize them well before use and so far not had any problems. Most of these are sold on Ebay and very often have been kept unused and in excellent useable condition!

I and my girlfriend have been very into the pleasure of Enemas for quite some time now, but only recently discovered the world of collectable enema equipment, we have now got quite a collection of differant enemas from lots of differant periods. In fact there is a parcel sat on the hall dresser as I write, containing a fabulous early 19th century French pressure driven cylinder enema with original finish and ivory enema tip, I cant wait to see my other half's face when she unpacks it and enjoys being given a nice treatment 😉 we will of course have the pleasure of cleaning it and making is sterile which always adds to her sense of anticipation at the rectal cleansing to come, and my pleasure at watching her expell her load and then the delight as she begs for post enema anal sex.

Dose anyone else collect antique enema equipment on this site and if so how do you rate its performance. 😃

Enemademond...I've been collecting vintage and antique enema apparatus for many years. I have several of the french irrigators you mentioned, both in metal and decorated porcelain. They are nice to look at, however I would not recommend using them. Although your unit may be mechanically sound and the temptation to give it a try is eating away at your common sense...don't give in. You have no idea what was in that cylinder nor the health status of the previous user. As a minimum, you'd need to autoclave it, but then you'd likely ruin the finish, the hose and maybe even the bone nozzle. Be happy that you have one and fantasize about it while taking an enema with new equipment.

Hi all,

Trying to figure out who made the bag I used when I used to sneak enemas starting when I was nine. I believe it was an early travel syringe. It was red & made of a heavy gauge rubber. about 6" wide & thick, maybe 2". The lower half of the bag was made of a thinner rubber and would push up into the top half of the bag. The half moon top of the rather large douche nozzle would unscrew (for cleaning, I assume). The vintage of this bag is from the later 50's.

This bag & nozzle combination gave a certain nine year old kid from Long Island untold joy. Now that I'm a bit older, I'd like to find one to have in my collection.

Writing this brings back memories of using that bag.......our next door neighbors had two girls, one about my age, the other, Diane, several years older. On the back of their bathroom door hung a large (definately more than 2 quarts) red open top bag. I saw that bag wet from recent use more times than I could count. Diane used to babysit for my sister & I.

As soon as my parents left, that was my cue to lock myself in the bathroom and put that enema bag to work. After a while, Diane would come to the door and try the the knob & ask if I was ok. I'm pretty sure she knew what I was doing, just from the sounds. I once got up enough nerve to leave the door unlocked, but chickened out in the middle of the first enema, and got up and locked the door. Not two minutes later, she was at the door. To this day, I've always wondered what would have happened if I left it unlocked.

Anyone remember an enema like this? Make? Model?

Thanks,

Vapor

What I think you are describing is WEAREVER's 'JOURNEY-GEM'. WEAREVER made several types of folding syringes mostly of amber colored latex, but the 'Journey-Gem is red and folds differently than the others. It is of a thicker rubber and the black vaginal nozzle is completely ribbed from base to head. The head screws off for cleaning. Over the years of searching I have only found one such syringe. Keep checking with ebay and who knows...you may find that memorable syringe.

I sat on the throne this morning releasing the first enema of the day, and admired the shape of the tapered black adult enema nozzle as a pure art form. It has perfect form for it's function. I then examined three of my vintage black douche nozzles with art in mind, and they too have beautiful lines, curves, and protrusions. It probably took many years for the development of these functional nozzles. The plastic nozzles of today have no art form, and lack the functionality of a flared enema nozzle or a slightly bent douche nozzle. Hopefully we will never throw vintage nozzles away. Perhaps we need to start a common address where unwanted nozzles could be sent, and redistributed to those who have been unable to find such treasured items.

I think redistributing vintage nozzles would be a fine idea. I have collected quite a few over the years, thought about selling them on E-Bay which would be difficult, hate to throw them away as they could never be replaced, so if they (or other equipment) could be passed along somehow as suggested perhaps others would join the cause. Unable to participate in such a program, however, other than some donations- will check back from time to time

Saw this on eBay. Vintage Fleet enema

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@Moppys_jalopy

That Fleet has been on eBay for a long time, unsold. It looks to be ca 1965. The problem with it is the black color of the bottle. Fleets are always clear. I suspect there is some growth in the bottle. It's possible it's early enough to not contain a preservative. The box looks interesting.