General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass body; metal attachments

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

13.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

11.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Baxter

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Alliston

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

Thought by CAS to be a Richardson Bottle for vaporizing ether in a basin of warm water for purpose of anesthesia.

Technical

Dr. Frank L. Richardson (ca.1878-1934) was a professional anesthesiologist, practicing in Boston in the early 1900s. He taught at Harvard, published articles on anesthesia, and served as the president of the Boston Anesthesia Society. “In the 1918 patent description, Dr. Richardson states that he wanted a simple, small and portable device that could deliver a continuous flow of oxygenated air and vaporized anesthetic under constant pressure and adjustable concentrations. For use, ether was poured into the glass jar and, to keep the ether from becoming cold as it vaporized, the jar was placed in a washbasin filled with hot water. The vaporized ether was delivered to the patient with air enriched with oxygen or oxygen and nitrous oxide.” (ref.1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Proper front: "U.S. PATENT NO. 2004027/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ 500 CC/ HALF SIZE"/ Proper back: "CUBIC CENTIMETERS/ +/ -/ 500/ 400/ 300/ 200/ 100/ (upside down) 400/ 300/ 200/ 100/ 0"/ Bottom: "PROPERTY/ OF/ BAXTER LABS/ INC./ COLLEGE POINT, N.Y./ GLENVIEW, ILL./ TORONTO, CANADA/ BOTTLES MADE/ IN U.S.A./ 2"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Clear glass with a bright metal band and loop at the bottom

Decoration

N/A