Anaesthesia apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0897.001

MANUFACTURER: Foregger
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silver metal face mask form and angled mount: silver metal hooks on either side of mask allow attachment of cushioned/disposable pad; brown rubber breathing bag; silver metal haemostatic forceps (.2) pinch lower end of bag closed.

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.0 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Height: 9.0 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: Foregger
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Presumably used c. 1920s; 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 dispense prepared anaesthetic for inhalation.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Foregger" stamped into connecting piece between mask and bag. "OPEN" stamped into plate fixed above valve fitting. UHN catalogue no. "988.18.8" printed by hand in white ink on metal connector.
Missing: Unknown- appears to be complete. Missing head strap (Added by S. Warren, January 2012)
Finish: Silver metal face mask form and angled mount; brown rubber bag; silver metal haemostatic forceps (.2)pinch lower end of bag closed.
Decoration: N/A

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Foregger, Anaesthesia apparatus, circa 1920–1929, Artifact no. 2002.0897, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0897.001/

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