Anaesthesia machine

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0110.001

MANUFACTURER: MCKESSON APPLIANCE CO.
MODEL: H
LOCATION: Toledo, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: H329
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: McKesson Nargraf machine
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal body; fibre covered hoses; glass

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.5 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Height: 92.0 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: Used to support the administration of anesthesia.
Technical: Model G introduced in 1920, Model H in 1925 and Model J around 1930. This machine was designed by Dr. McKesson (1881-1935) who was well known for his classification of the signs of anesthesia with nitrous oxide and oxygen.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On large dial on top: "PAT. JUNE 4, 1912, NOV. 4, 1919, OTHERS PENDING/ McKesson Nargraf/ McKESSON APPLIANCE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO, U.S.A./ OXYGEN PERCENT/ 100 75 50 25 0/ MODEL H/ USE SMALL DIAL"/ On small dial above large dial: Numbers 0 to 45 in increments of five units around other circle/ "OXYGEN/ PERCENT" around inner circle/ Small knob below large dial: "OFF 0 5 10 20 30 40/ PRESSURE/ mm"/ Gauge on proper right: "0 20 40 60 80 100 120/ NITROUS/ OXIDE/ REDUCED PRESSURE/ US.S/ GAUGE CO./ N.Y."/ Gauge on proper left: "0 20 40 60 80 100 120/ REDUCED PRESSURE/ US.S/ GAUGE CO./ N.Y."/ Button on top: outer circle "DIRECT/ OXYGEN"/ Inner circle: "PRESS/ BUTTON"/On proper right and proper left sides: McKESSON APPLIANCE CO./ - TOLEDO, O. U.S.A. -"/ On shield in centre of circle: "N2O/ McKESSON/ O2"/ Written in blue ink on white sticker on support stand: "ANAESTHETIC MACHINE/ # 30"/ On connector at end of hose with white stripe: "NCG/ O2"/ On connector at end of hose with green stripe: "NCG/ N2O"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Silver coloured metal with cream coloured paint
Decoration: N/A

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MCKESSON APPLIANCE CO., Anaesthesia machine, circa 1925, Artifact no. 2014.0110, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0110.001/

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