Gauze

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1904–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0034.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cotton

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 5.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

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 object was on display as part ‘An Exhibit on Inhalers and Vaporizers, 1847-1968’ at CAS’s Annual Meeting in Ottawa in 2003.
Function: Unknown
Technical: The Yankauer Mask was designed by Sidney Yankauer (1872-1932), an ear, nose, and throat specialist who practiced medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. James Tayloe Gwathmey (1862-1944) modified the Yankauer Mask to administer oxygen with the anesthetic.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Cream coloured cotton
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Gauze, between 1904–1910, Artifact no. 2014.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0034.003/

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