General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.6 All metal construction;.7-.8 paper (or possibly fibre) filters; stored in cardboard box with glassine paper liner. [.1 fitted with rubber stopper & length of rubber tubing, when received]

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

5.5 cm

Height

15.0 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

REPUBLIC

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Milldale

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

This filter was presumably used in the Ottawa area, perhaps even the Ottawa General Hospital (Bruyere st.)

Function

To retain or separate impurities from fluid forced through filter.

Technical

Example of filters used in chemistry laboratories. Filters have become a key component in science by allowing for more reliable results.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "SEITZ/ MADE IN U.S.A." appears in raised print. .7-.8 each box bears label reading "SEITZ/ REPUBLIC SEITZ FILTER CORP. [logo]/ S-3 STERILIZING/ Filter Sheets/ AMOUNT/ 100/SIZE/ #6/ REPUBLIC SEITZ FILTER CORP./ P.O. Box 229 MILLDALE, CONNECTICUT/ Seitz". "9 742 72" stamped in black ink on each box top. Label applied to each box reads "[logo] FISHER SCIENTIFIC/ 8505 DEVONSHIRE RD./ TOWN OF MOUNT ROYAL/ 735-2621/ 184 RAILSIDE RD./ DON MILLS, ONT./ 489-2121/ 14730-115A AVE./ EDMONTON, ALTA./ 454-1571".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A