Mask & hose, anaesthesia

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OBJECT TYPE: antistatic
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0896.002

MANUFACTURER: King, A. Charles
MODEL: Freedman Trichloroethylene Apparatus
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Black synthetic [or rubber ?] face mask connected to red synthetic corrugated hose by a silver metal junction with stopcock fitting.; yellow synthetic cap on inlet fitting on mask.

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 29.0 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: King
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This unit presumably used c. 1960s; possibly also later.
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. This items was used in practice of Dr. J.S. Chaikoff, former Senior Attending Anaesthetist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.. Dr. Chaikoff was a general practitioner who specialized in anaesthesia. [Refs. 2 & 3]
Function: To deliver prepared anaesthetic for inhalation.
Technical: Designed in 1943 for use in obstetrics. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Triangular yellow and black label on mask reads "3/ [gogo]/ ANTISTATIC" . White markings stamped inside mask are illegible. UHN catalogue no. "988.18.5d" printed by hand in white ink on mask. "A. CHAS. KING./ LONDON" stamped into stopcock end. UHN catalogue no. "988.18.5b" printed by hand on metal junction fitting. UHN catalogue no. "988.18.5c" printed by hand in white ink on hose.
Missing: Unknown- appears to be complete.
Finish: Black synthetic [or rubber ?] face mask connected to red synthetic corrugated hose by a silver metal junction with stopcock fitting.; yellow synthetic cap on inlet fitting on mask.
Decoration: N/A

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