Tank, air

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0072.002

MANUFACTURER: Ohio Chemical Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal & ceramic materials; tank wrapped in brown paper sleeve.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 42.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 9.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Ohio
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of machine used c. 1950s+
Canada: Unit belonged to Dr. J.S. Chaikoff (father of original donor), a general practitioner who specialized in anaesthesia. Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: To monitor the amount of energy required to maintain vital functions in the body of an individual in a resting state.
Technical: Basal metabolism rate is the minimum amount of energy required to maintain vital functions in an organism at complete rest. It is measured in a fasting individual who is awake and resting in a comfortably warm environment.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NB: Mfr's tag [L41626] removed for storage in supp. info. file: "THE OHIO CHEM. & MFG. CO./ CLEVELAND, O." stamped into metal top. Numerous markings stamped into cannister top, including "205 598/ COMPLIES WITH/ I.C.C. SPECN. 3/ O.C.M. CO./ J.H.S./ 5.22/ 1 [symbol] 40/ 9 [symbol] 45/ 1 4 55/ 3 4 61". Some markings are difficult to discern. Label sealing edges of paper wrapper reads " [OHIO] CHEMICAL CANADA LIMITED/ [Me]dical Equipment and Anesthetic Gases/ [MONTREA]L TORONTO/ [EDM]ONTON VANCOUVER".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Oxygen tank body painted bright green; top of canister is off-white; brown kraft paper sleeve protects tank body.
Decoration: N/A

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