Sterilizer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AUTOCLAVE/LABORATORY
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1971.0171.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Sterilizer Co.
- MODEL
- PRECISION 17 1-2X26
- LOCATION
- Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 152010
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STAINLESS STEEL CYLINDER; SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS (CRANK, KNOBS, ETC.)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 99.0 cm
- Width
- 66.0 cm
- Height
- 163.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- American Sterilizer
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Erie
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
This sterilizer presumably used in Ottawa area, at Ottawa General Hospital (Bruyère St. location) - Function
-
To kill living germs and/or create an environment in which germs cannot live. - Technical
-
Thought to be necessary to deter new infections and increase survival rate of patients while preventing staff from becoming ill. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on stand cross-piece reads "MANUFACTURED BY/ AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY/ ERIE, PA. U.S.A. DETAILS ON THIS APPARATUS COVERED BY PATENTS/ OR PATENTS PENDING/ ARE MARKED ACCORDINGLY/ TYPE 17 1-2x26 LAB. STER./ SERIAL NO. 152010 STEAM SUPPLY 35-60 LBS.". All controls, etc. labelled. Various model, mfr. markings appear on component parts.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN- APPEARS COMPLETE.
- Finish
- BRUSHED AND BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISHES; SOME BLACK SYNTHETIC FITTINGS (CRANK, KNOBS, ETC.)
- Decoration
- N/A
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American Sterilizer Co., Sterilizer, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1971.0171, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0171.001/
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