Cord, electrical

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0072.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal cord and contacts with synthetic covering and casings

Dimensions

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
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 provide power to a basal metabolism analyser.
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: "GE/ 15/ 12" stamped into plug prongs. Paper labels applied to cord bear [illegible] markings.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Black cord and connectors with a silver-coloured metal collar.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cord, electrical, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0072, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0072.005/

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