General Information

Serial #

269

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Primarily ferrous metal; fabric; glass; synthetic

Dimensions

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

Length

23.0 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

16.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dräger

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Lübeck

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Northwest Territories

Period

1990s-early 2000s

Canada

Taken from curatorial worksheet: This breathing apparatus belonged to the Northwest Territories Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission. It was used throughout the Territories to train mine rescue personnel and to retrieve affected miners during accidents.

Function

Used to test the negative pressure of breathing apparatuses.

Technical

Taken from curatorial worksheet: This is one of the most commonly used types of breathing apparatus in the mining industry in the 1990s. See supplementary info for details.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Embossed logo and print on lid "DRAGER [logo]". Black mfr's label on lid "Prufgerat Rz 40/ TESTER Rz 40/ Appareil de control RZ 40/ Typen - N.: E9600 Werk - Nr.: 269 [incised number]/ Dragerwerk AG Lubeck". Red synthetic label with an embossed "1". Print on gauge ranges from "-10" to "0" with intervals of 2. Print below "mbar" and "cm WS".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Grey metal case with hinged lid with black metal handle and toggle latch. Green fabric strap and grey canvas pouch attached to the strap. Strap is secured to the case with synthetic fasteners. Interior of case has a glass gauge, a red button and two metal outlets.

Decoration

N/A