Sterilizer

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OBJECT TYPE: OIL STERILIZER
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0066.001

MANUFACTURER: Castle, Wilmot Co.
MODEL: C413W
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 52234
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 39.0 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Castle
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Vermont
Period: Unknown
Canada: Typical example of the type on instrument medical professionals might use to sanitize their workspace.
Function: Used to kill living germs and/or create an environment in which germs cannot live.
Technical: Common apparatus that allows for more hygienic and successful procedures. In 1959 the Ritter Company acquired the assets of the Wilmot Castle Company. The Castle Company manufactured Sterilizers and Operating Lights for the dental, medical and hospital professions. In addition to conventional high pressure steam sterilizers, the Castle Company distributed low temperature ethylene-oxide gas Sterilizers, radiation Sterilizers and distillation apparatus to the pharmaceutical and allied industries.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Manufacturer's plate: CASTLE STERILIZER/WILMOT CASTLE COMPANY/ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, USA.
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: Blue "CASTLE" TM plate affixed to front; black mfr's plate affixed to back

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Castle, Wilmot Co., Sterilizer, before 1959, Artifact no. 1980.0066, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0066.001/

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