Bellows
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- OBJECT TYPE
- anaesthesia machine
- DATE
- 1908
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0096.004
- MANUFACTURER
- Palmer, C.F.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 4
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood frame with leather bellows and fabric covering
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
- N/A
- 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 in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, On. - Function
-
To supply air to the anaesthesia machine. - 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 its 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
- "X969.3.17B" handwritten in white ink on underside.
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Red-brown leather bellows; light grey coated fabric circular cover on top; bright brass colour metal fitting.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Palmer, C.F., Bellows, circa 1908, Artifact no. 2002.0096, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0096.004/
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