Tent

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OBJECT TYPE: OXYGEN
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0188.014

MANUFACTURER: Air-Shields Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 14
Total Parts: 17
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Vinyl tent; cotton zipper edges; brass zippers

Dimensions

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

Length: 74.0 cm
Width: 46.0 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: Air Shields
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Hatboro

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. This device was patented in Canada.
Function: Holds oxygen and humidity during use of oxygen machine & tent
Technical: Trademark for a device that provides cool humidification with the administration of oxygen or of compressed air. The Croupette consists of a nebulizer with attached tubing that connects with a canopy to enclose the patient and contain the humidifying mist. The patient's environment may be cooled by using a Croupette with its own refrigeration unit. This device is most often used with pediatric patients to relieve hypoxia and liquefy secretions.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On two areas on outside of tent: "TUCK CANOPY/ UNDER FRAME/ AIR-SHIELDS, INC./ HATBORO, PA./ TUCK CANOPY/ UNDER FRAME"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Clear vinyl with red lettering and grey accents
Decoration: N/A

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Air-Shields Inc., Tent, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2014.0188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0188.014/

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