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OBJECT TYPE: SUSPENSION
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0266.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: 8.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF TENT USED C. 1950S- 1960S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: THIS TENT USED IN INHALATION THERAPY UNIT OF OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL.
Function: TO PROVIDE CONTROLLED AND CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO PATIENT HOUSED WITHIN STRUCTURE.
Technical: USED TO PROVIDE OXYGEN-RICH ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. TENT ALSO SERVED TO INSULATE PATIENT FROM EXPOSURE TO GERMS, ETC. WHILE THEIR IMMUNITY WAS COMPROMISED, WITHOUT ISOLATING THEM OR NECESSITATING THE WEARING OF CUMBERSOME MASKS, ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings
Missing: From CA of 07/03/2001 by Kevin Machan: No - Artifact appears to be complete.
Finish: METAL SUSPENSION BRACKET
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bracket, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0266, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0266.004/

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