Mask, anaesthesia
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1940–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0092.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MCKESSON APPLIANCE CO.
- MODEL
- McKesson Hood
- LOCATION
- Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Rubber body
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.6 cm
- Width
- 9.5 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
- MCKESSON
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Toledo
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. - Function
-
Covers mouth and nose in order to administer general inhalant anaesthetic - Technical
-
Dr. Elmer Isaac McKesson (1881-1935) was internationally known as an expert in the use of nitrous oxide for general anesthesia. He published extensively on this subject, and even offered graduate courses in the technique. He is best known as an inventor and manufacturer of anesthesia equipment, and the founder of the McKesson Appliance Co. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On proper front: "McKESSON HOOD"/ "McKESSON/ CONDUCTIVE/ WHEN PROCESSED"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Black rubber finish
- Decoration
- N/A
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MCKESSON APPLIANCE CO., Mask, anaesthesia, between 1940–1960, Artifact no. 2014.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0092.001/
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