Anaesthesia machine

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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE/CHLOROFORM
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0096.001

MANUFACTURER: Palmer, C.F.
MODEL: ALCOCK
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 COPPER DRUM; PLATED; METAL TUBING; GLASS..2 WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON ARTICULATED METAL HOSE; METAL COLLARS FITTED TO EACH OPEN END..3 CELLULOID (?) MASK HAS RUBBER (?) AND METAL FITTINGS..4 BELLOWS CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD, LEATHER AND FABRIC MATERIALS; SOME METAL FITTINGS..5 MAHOGANY WOOD CASE; METAL HARDWARE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.4 cm
Width: 25.1 cm
Height: 31.3 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: Palmer
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS DEVICE CONSTRUCTED & PRESUMABLY USED C. 1908+
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO, ON.
Function: USED TO ADMINISTER COMBINATION OF CHLOROFORM VAPOUR AND AIR WHICH, WHEN INHALED, IS DESIGNED TO INDUCE ANESTHESIA.
Technical: ALCOCK'S CHLOROFORM INHALER WAS 1ST ACCURATELY CALIBRATED PLENUM VAPORIZER WITH A WATER JACKET AND THE ABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE. IT WAS SUPERIOR TO IT'S CONTEMPORARY, THE HARCOURT INHALER. AIR WAS SUPPLIED TO THE DEVICE BY MEANS OF A FOOT BELLOWS: A PUMP, FAN, ETC. COULD ALSO BE USED. (REF. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "C.F.PALMER/ 6 UPPER TULSE HILL/ LONDON S.W." stamped into unit top. "IN" and "OUT" hose connections labelled. "51" and "CHCL 3/ PERCENTAGES" stamped on top portion of scale plate; scale labelled "DEGREES F" and "DANGEROUS"."X969.3.17a" handwritten in white ink on lower edge of drum..2 "X969.3.17 D" handwritten in white ink on one end of hose..3 "4" stamped into edge of mask. "x969.3.17C" handwritten in white ink on one fitting..4 "X969.3.17B" handwritten in white ink on underside..5 "X969.3.17F" handwritten in white ink on underside of bellows.
Missing: INSTRUMENT PROPER APPEARS COMPLETE. HANDLE/HAND STRAP ON .5 CASE IS MISSING.
Finish: .1 COPPER DRUM HAS BEEN PLATED WITH SILVER METAL..2 RED AND BLACK WOVEN FABRIC COVERING ON HOSE; BRIGHT BRASS-COLOUR COLLARS..3 AMBER COLOUR CELLULOID FACE MASK; DARK GREY/BLACK FITTINGS..4 RED-BROWN LEATHER BELLOWS; LIGHT GREY COATED FABRIC CIRCULAR COVER ON TOP; BRIGHT BRASS COLOUR METAL FITTING..5 RED-BROWN WOOD CASE HAS BEEN VARNISHED (?) ON EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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Palmer, C.F., Anaesthesia machine, circa 1908, Artifact no. 2002.0096, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0096.001/

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