Vintage 1968 DAVOL Daval Surgical Valentine Irrigator Rubber Tubes 7’ Lot of 2 For Sale

Please see photos for overall condition and details.Offered here is a lot of two vintage DAVOL Rubber Company surgical Valentine irrigator tubes, each retaining its original cardboard storage box.The original box labels identify these as:Tube, Irrigator, Surgical, Valentine
Rubber – 7 Ft.
Federal Stock No. 6515-387-5200
DAVOL Rubber Company, Inc.
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Contract No. DSA-120-68-C-1032
Box date: 6/68Both rubber tubes have period “DAVOL MAR. 1968” labels.Government records identify Federal Stock No. 6515-387-5200 as a 7-foot Valentine surgical irrigator tube. These appear to be vintage U.S. government/military medical supply items dating to 1968.Condition: Vintage unused/old-stock appearance, but actual prior use and functionality are unknown. Rubber remains visually intact in the photographs but has not been tested for flexibility, integrity, or medical use. Sold strictly as a vintage collectible/display item and not for medical or surgical use.The original cardboard boxes show substantial age/storage wear. One box has significant surface-paper loss/peeling and edge damage; the other is considerably better preserved but also shows age and storage wear. Please examine all photographs carefully.Quantity: 2 tubes with 2 original boxes
Tube length: Box identifies each as 7 ft.
Combined weight: 12.8 oz.
Each box: approximately 8 3/4” x 7” x 1 1/8”An unusual surviving pair of 1968 DAVOL government-contract surgical supplies, especially desirable with the original dated tubing labels and matching government-stock-number boxes.