Analyser, basal metabolism
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RECORDING/FLOOR
- DATE
- 1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0482.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SANBORN CO.
- MODEL
- METABULATOR 10
- LOCATION
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 7435
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 18
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.3,.5-.17 WOOD AND/OR METAL AND/OR GLASS AND/OR SYNTHETIC COMPOSITION..18 SODA LIME CRYSTALS IN PAPER BAG..4 COTTON CANVAS COVER.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 65.3 cm
- Width
- 35.5 cm
- Height
- 89.0 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
- SANBORN
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Cambridge
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS UNIT PRESUMABLY USED MID-1950S+.
- Canada
-
PART OF A COLLECTION OF EQ. ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEUM OFMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM APPARATUS DISCARDED BY THE CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH [CAMH] AND RELATED FACILITIES (IE. CLARKE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY) IN TORONTO. CAMH FOUNDED IN 1860S AS PROVINCIAL ASYLUM OF TORONTO. (REF. 1) - Function
-
TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN VITAL FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A RESTING STATE. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 Metal plate fixed to machine top reads "Metabulator/ SANBORN COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE MASS., U.S.A./ MODEL/ 10-/ SERIAL/ 7435/ VOLTS/ 115/ CYCLES/ 60/ AMPS/ 0.5". All controls, etc. labelled. Underwriters Laboratories and Canadian Standard Association applied to unit. "GE" and "UL" incised in plug prongs. Green paper label on cord reads "E-11728/ ISSUE R-146/ UNDERWRITERS/ LABORATORIES/ INC./ INSPECTED POWER-/ SUPPLY CORD/ ISSUE R-146/ MADE IN U.S.A/ ND-164979C/ E-11728"..1PT "2973" handwritten in brown marker on underside of drawer..2 Paper chart bears regular, repeating text. * Markings cont'd in Supp. Info.
- Missing
- OXYGEN TANK AND HOSE USED TO CONVEY OXYGEN TO PATIENT KNOWN TO BE MISSING. MAY BE MISSING OTHER PARTS/ ACCESSORY EQ.
- Finish
- .1 MAHOGANY WOOD CABINET HAS BRIGHT SILVER METAL AND BLACK CRACKLE-TEXTURED ENAMEL PAINTED TRIMS. CLEAR SYNTHETIC COVER PROTECTS PAPER CHART. MOUNTED ON SYNTHETIC WHEELS. PT DRAWER LINED WITH FLOCKED SYNTHETIC COVERING..4 DARK BROWN WOVEN CANVAS COVER.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SANBORN CO., Analyser, basal metabolism, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2001.0482, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0482.001/
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