Pneumothorax apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0097.001

MANUFACTURER: T.C.W. CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.3,.5-.7 glass;.4 &.8-.10 rubber;.11 glass, rubber & metal components..12 wood case had metal (including brass) hardware; paper scale protected by synthetic cover; felt pads line some internal supports.

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 50.0 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: TCW
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This device used in 1920s.
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: Used to pump air into chest in order to collapse lung, in treatment of tuberculosis.
Technical: Example of simple, portable pneumothorax machine. For many years, use of the pneumothorax apparatus was the only [active] treatment available for TB (tuberculosis).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "T.C.W.- CO./ U.S.A." appears in raised print on underside of bottle. Scale 0-1000, graduated in increments of 50, printed on paper label [originally glued to bottle; now in supp. info.]."977.7C" handwritten in black ink on lower edge of bottle..2-.3 No markings visible..4 "12" appears in raised print on stopper top..5 "T.C.W.- CO./ U.S.A." appears in raised print on underside of bottle. Scale 0-1000, graduated in increments of 50, printed on paper label. "977.7D" handwritten in black ink on base..6-.7 No markings visible..8 "12" appears in raised print on stopper top..11 "CASTALOY" appears in raised print on both sides of tubing*
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: .1-.3,.5-.7.,.11 clear glass..4 solid grey stopper..8 solid black stopper..8-.9, portions of.11 are red rubber..12 dark brown wood case; green felt pads line bottle supports; bright brass colour handle and fitting to hold door open and stationary. Metal fittings inside case are dull silver colour. Off-white labels for.1 &.5 bottles have black text.
Decoration: N/A

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T.C.W. CO., Pneumothorax apparatus, circa 1920, Artifact no. 2002.0097, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0097.001/

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